ANG China-Laos Railway ay mahalaga sa Laos at sa mga mamamayan nito dahil ang pag-import at pag-export ng mga kalakal at ang palitan ng kultura at mga tao ay mas naging madali matapos na maging ganap na operational ito.
Ito ay ayon kay Eakvixay Tran, isang estudyanteng Lao na nag-aaral ng Economics sa Tsinghua University.
Ayon kay Tran, ang tren na nag-uugnay sa timog-kanlurang bahagi ng China, ang lungsod ng Kunming, at ang kabisera ng Laos na Vientiane ay nagbigay ng iba’t ibang pagkakataon para sa isang landlocked country na gaya ng Laos na maging mabilis ang pagbibiyahe at isa siya sa magandang halimbawa nito.
“As like present-day me, I would thank China to build us a way out. A trade route means a lot to us, means a lot to the country, means a lot to the people because when we have train routes, we can do so many trades, right? So trade means GDP. So, GDP will grow, a lot of people will get richer, and a lot of foreign goods will come to Laos and a lot of Lao goods will go to foreign countries, like China, for example. And China is a big market. It is the biggest market I’ve ever seen,” Eakvixay Tran, Student, Tsinghua University said.
Ayon pa kay Eakvixay Tran, sa pagtutulak ng China na hikayatin ang mga negosyong Tsino na mamuhunan at mag-negosyo sa Laos, nabigyang-daan ang Laos na maipakita at magamit ang kanilang likas na yaman.
Ipinahayag niya na siya ay positibo sa potensiyal na pag-unlad ng kaniyang bansa.
“What did Chinese government do? Make a policy to encourage Chinese companies to invest overseas. So, when they encourage companies to invest overseas, companies start investing. So a lot of Chinese companies have been coming to Laos towards these recent five years or recent 10 years. And then the thing is that my Dad and my Mom both do businesses. They have their own company. They have their own businesses to do. So I can see this influence happening in my own family. I can see a lot of potential now in Laos, as we have trade routes and also have a really good relationship with China. And also a lot of Chinese companies come to do business in our country. It has also generated the country’s GDP and also revenue, overall, which is super, super great,” saad ni Eakvixay Tran, Student, Tsinghua University.
Ang China-Laos Railway ay may layong 1,035 kilometro at nagmumula sa timog-kanlurang bahagi ng China patungong hilagang bahagi ng Laos.
Ang pagkakumpleto ng riles na ito ay nagpapahiwatig ng isang makabuluhang kontribusyon ng China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
