Cover News Reporter Zhu Ning Trainee Reporter Yao Ruipeng
Waves and green mountains, palm trees and Komodo dragons, speeding motorcycles and street vendors, and the gentle sea breeze make up my first impression of Indonesia. In the bullet station not far from Bandung, a train of Yavan high-speed railway EMUs, known as "red Komodo", quietly stopped on the tracks, ready to go.
"Red Komodo" in the bullet train station
In mid-September 2023, the reporter of the cover news "Silk Road Decade" reporting team went to Indonesia and experienced the familiar Chinese speed in an exotic country.
40 minutes is the time of a lesson, 1/3 of the time of a movie, and the time it takes to cross 142.3 kilometers from Jakarta to Bandung by the Yavan high-speed train. But for these 40 minutes, China's high-speed rail people spent eight years digging tunnels, erecting high bridges, pulling up power grids, and laying tracks, reducing the 4-hour journey to 40 minutes.
The meaning of all this needs to be felt personally. We departed from Jakarta at 3pm and took a car to Bandung. After 4 hours of bumps, at 7 p.m., the sunset has set, and the moment we step off the car with a tired body and mind, we understand the expectations and pride of the Indonesian people for the Yawan high-speed railway.
Yawan high-speed railway in the sun
Gunawan is a native of Bandung who participated as a translator in the construction of the Yawan high-speed railway. He translated countless professional terms and told us the most sincere thoughts of the Indonesian people, "With the Yawan high-speed railway, the work and life of people along the line will change dramatically. ”
Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world with a population of 275 million. Its capital, Jakarta, is the largest city in Southeast Asia and one of the most densely populated and traffic-congested regions in the world. Traffic congestion in Jakarta and even on the Indonesian island of Java has long plagued Indonesians. Now, the Yawan high-speed railway whistling across the island of Java has given the optimal solution to this problem.
During the interview, we took the Yawan high-speed train several times, and saw Indonesian girls in festive costumes taking photos with the Yawan high-speed railway in the station, as well as Indonesian people challenging "standing coins" and "releasing water cups" in the moving train. In communicating with them, we found that many Indonesians can speak some simple Chinese.
Indonesians riding the Yawan high-speed railway
"Indonesia is becoming very interested in the Chinese language, China, and Indonesia and China are becoming more and more connected." An Indonesian girl in the car takes a photo with a Chinese brand mobile phone. Along with the Yawan high-speed railway comes a lot of Chinese goods, and Chinese smartphones, tablets and televisions have entered thousands of households in Indonesia.
"Chinese staff can continue to be enthusiastic about their work, and our serious and rigorous character has a great impact on us." During the ride, the Indonesian staff working in the Yawan high-speed rail project department gave us a thumbs up.
In 8 years, the Chinese high-speed railway personnel stationed abroad have shortened the distance between Jakarta and Bandung, and also shortened the connection between China and Indonesia. Technology and products, materials and culture, singing along the way of high-speed rail, are spread in this country of thousand islands, riding with the sea breeze.
As a major landmark achievement of the "Belt and Road" jointly built by China and Indonesia, its significance is not only the landing of China's high-speed railway overseas, but also the exchange between the two countries shows the charm of the "Belt and Road". With its inclusiveness and inclusiveness, the "Belt and Road" connects China with the world and Chinese civilization with world civilization in a win-win way of cooperation and seeking common ground while reserving differences.
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