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friendly to the USSR, while very proud of the achievements of
Red China. oe
That the replacement of the Russian technicians in Mand¬
churia, at least so far, does not mean any rift between China
and Russia is best shown by two things : the rising economic ex=
changes between China and Russia ; the increasing means of
transportation between both countries.
. Especially the latter is of the greatest importance,
Road building is under way on different points, The air communi= 7
cations between both countries have more then doubled in the past
twenty months. New scheduled flights are planned for the near
future, and exchange via Cargo planes will also be increased.
In this connection it is interesting to note, that Red China is
now fully equipped with Russian Cargo planes whose quality is as
good as the American Cargo planes - if not better suited for the
‘special purpose. Near Charbin a plant is already in operations,
for the special repair of the new Russian planes, and it is pros
ducing parts. This same plant - we hear - is going to be develomed
in the near future so as to build whole planes under Russian license,
but fully Chinese-made, As far as could be learned only cargo=
pimes will be built.
At the same time while these means of transportatian
are developed, rail lines are constructed which will tie in China
more effectively with the Russian rail network, The full duplica¬
tion of rails between Mukden - Charbin and Nikolsk-Ussurijski is
being carried out at present, This would ease transportation bet=
ween the new Transsiberian developments and the Chinese Mandchurian
Railroad system. Further ties are under construction linking Cen¬
tral China with Russiae The most important of these projects is
the newly planned rail link between Lanchow and Urumchi, the
Capital of Sinkiang, and which is to link with the new line built
between Urumchi and Alma-Ata in the USSR. From Aima~Ata again, the
link would go to the two new secondary Transsiberian links.
Another project now is still being surveyed and might be under con=
struction soons it would link Pao-Tow-ehen on the Hoang-ho
with Ulan-Bator via the Gobi desert anf wouid link from there
with the new line under construction which will re-unite Ulan=¬
Bator with Ulan-Ude in the USSR via Kjachta. From Ulan-Ude there
is, South of Lake Baikal, a direct link to the main trunk line of
the Transsiberian’ Especially the first part Pao-Tow-chen to
Ulen—Bator will be, if carried out, a splendid engineering feat,
which would greatly enhance the prestige of the technical know¬
ledge of the Chinese. But the difficulties in that area should not
be underestimated.
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