Work on the new 1,318km Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway has begun, with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao formally announcing the start of construction. Estimated to cost &US31.6 billion, the railway is the most expensive construction project in China since 1949. Completion is scheduled for 2013, when
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