Near Taiwan Strait, China launches first cross-sea bullet train line

China on Thursday opened its first high-speed rail route that would pass multiple bays and skirt the coast of the province of Fujian in the southeast, close to the Taiwan Strait.

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According to state media, which cited China State Railway Group Co Ltd, the nation’s railway operator

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It will take less than one hour to go from Fuzhou to Xiamen, an important business hub and well-liked tourism resort.

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