LONDON, Feb 16 — The British government has not talked to China about helping build High Speed 2, the major rail project given the green light last week despite being billions of pounds over budget, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said today. A report in the Financial Times said China had...
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LONDON, Feb 16 — The British government has not talked to China about helping build High Speed 2, the major rail project given the green light last week despite being billions of pounds over budget, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said today.said China had offered to build the rail line, known as HS2, in five years and for less money.
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