Exercise 2 China’s rail diplomacyDirections: you will hear a piece of newsabout China’s rail diplomacy. Please supply the missing information of the newsreport.Two examples of rail lines built by ChinaExample 1Starting Time : December 19thProject: A1linking the Thai capital city of2.Significance:1 ) marking the beginning of bilateral cooperation to develop Thailand’sfirst 3double trackrailway line2) part of the backbone of4transportation systemLength:5Example 2Construction period：from December, 23rd to mid 2017.Project: The Serbian section of the6line in the execution of a7between China andthe two European countries.Length : 350 kilometersConvenience:It will reduce travel time between8to less than three hours from thecurrent average of eight.GoalIt’s aimed at9and a closer cooperation with partnercountries.Efforts of Chinese leadersPromoting China’s10and equipment during foreign visits or at 11.Example 1In November this year, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, regarded as a12for the country's railway industry, took leaders from 1613European, or CE countries for a14trip from Suzhou to Shanghai to15Chinese technology.The twenty-minute trip, which came at the end of a16was dubbed as an17for China's18sector.Example 2Chinese President Xi Jinping also brought it up into the19Initiative in 2013. Since then, railway has become an20of China's diplomacy.