HS2: UK in talks with China over construction of high-speed line
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The UK is in talks with China over giving Beijing’s state-owned railway builder a role in constructing the HS2 high-speed rail line.
China’s state railway company said it could build the line in just five years and at a much lower cost, according to a letter seen by Building magazine.
Government officials said “preliminary discussions” had taken place, but no “concrete…