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  • 30 May 2018
  • 3 min

Explainer 117: What does a high-speed railway project have to do with diplomacy in Southeast Asia?

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  • The Foreign Desk
  • 3 min

One of Southeast Asia’s largest infrastructure projects has stalled. But, as our Asia editor at large Kenji Hall explains, the high-speed rail link between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore was about far more than a quick connection across the border.

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  • Andrew Mueller

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