{"id":5862,"date":"2006-01-09T12:52:42","date_gmt":"2006-01-09T19:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2006\/01\/09\/china-plans-luxury-train-to-tibet-bbc\/"},"modified":"2006-01-09T12:52:42","modified_gmt":"2006-01-09T19:52:42","slug":"china-plans-luxury-train-to-tibet-bbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2006\/01\/china-plans-luxury-train-to-tibet-bbc\/","title":{"rendered":"China plans luxury train to Tibet &#8211; BBC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/images\/_media_images_40696000_gif__40696049_china_tibet_map203.gif\" height=\"152\" width=\"203\" alt=\" Media Images 40696000 Gif  40696049 China Tibet Map203\" \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/business\/4595178.stm\">From BBC NEWS:<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nA Chinese firm has unveiled plans for a luxury rail service between China&#8217;s main cities and Tibet&#8217;s capital, Lhasa.<br \/>\n<br \/>Backed by private Western investment, the service aims to launch in 2007, attracting both newly wealthy Chinese and overseas tourists.<\/p>\n<p>It has been made possible by the completion in October of the first railway line to Tibet.<\/p>\n<p>The link is controversial as many consider Chinese rule over Tibet to be illegal, something Beijing rejects.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- technorati tags start --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;font-size:10px;\">Technorati Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/China\" rel=\"tag\">China<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/Tibet\" rel=\"tag\">Tibet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- technorati tags end --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From BBC NEWS: A Chinese firm has unveiled plans for a luxury rail service between China&#8217;s main cities and Tibet&#8217;s capital, Lhasa. 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