【Commentary】On June 6, the General Manager Department of the Malaysia East Coast Railway (hereinafter referred to as "Madong Railway") Project of China Communications Construction Group Co., Ltd. and Liuzhou Railway Vocational and Technical College (hereinafter referred to as "Liutie Vocational Institute") signed a cooperation agreement in Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province, and the two sides worked together to provide technical and talent support for the Madong Railway and help the "Belt and Road" initiative.

【Commentary】The Madong Railway Project is a flagship project of the "Belt and Road", which is undertaken by China Communications Construction Group Co., Ltd. The 665-kilometre project will become a major transportation artery connecting the east and west coasts of Malaysia when completed, and is expected to boost Malaysia's GDP by 2.7 percentage points.

Kong Qi, general manager of the general manager department of the Malaysia East Coast Railway Project of China Communications Construction Group Co., Ltd., said that after the completion of the Madong Railway, it is necessary to study and build a set of operation and maintenance management systems adapted to the local environment based on China's railway operation experience, combined with Malaysia's national conditions and socio-economic conditions.

【During the same period】Kong Qi, General Manager of the General Manager Department of CCCC Malaysia East Coast Railway Project

Our project is an EPCC project, (EPCC) is design, construction, procurement, commissioning, in our EPCC contract there is an operation preparation, that is, to provide the future Malaysia East Coast Railway, the entire operation management rules and regulations system, this system is a basis for our cooperation with Liutie Vocational Institute, we will train talents for the operation of the railway in the future.

Kong Qi said that Guangxi is a bridgehead for cooperation between China and ASEAN, and Liutie Vocational Institute is a traditional strong school in China's railway education industry, and has undertaken many international railway training projects such as China-Laos Railway and Yawan Railway. Therefore, the general manager department of the Madong Railway project chose to cooperate with Liutie Vocational Institute to complete the operation and maintenance management system and training program of the Madong Railway. The two sides will use this cooperation to promote the cooperation and development of Guangxi and even China and ASEAN countries.

According to the agreement, the two parties will work together to develop innovative technical standards for the Madong Railway, develop a complete set of management work plans for the China-Malaysia Joint Railway Company, train and train employees, etc., to provide a safe, advanced, efficient, economical and suitable operation plan for the Madong Railway.

【During the same period】Qin Haibo, president of Liuzhou Railway Vocational and Technical College

With our (China) enterprises "going out" and international production capacity cooperation "going out", we at Liutie Vocational Institute have made some basic work in talent training, technical services, and professional teacher cooperation for ASEAN countries, relying on our high-quality professions.

【Commentary】In recent years, Liutie Vocational Institute has docked with the Pan-Asian Railway Network China-Laos Railway, China-Thailand Railway, Malaysia East Coast Railway, etc., built a "China-ASEAN Rail Transit Technical Skills Talent Training Base", enrolled a total of 217 international students, trained more than 850 talents of various types for ASEAN countries, and exported more than 30 various training packages and high-quality courses.

【Commentary】This cooperation will provide technical and talent support for the construction and development of Malaysia's East Coast Railway, help China's high-speed rail technology "go global", and contribute to the "Belt and Road" initiative.

【During the same period】Qin Haibo, president of Liuzhou Railway Vocational and Technical College

In the future, we will also take this as an opportunity to build a cooperation platform for the "Belt and Road" initiative, so that the two sides will also carry out a series of cooperation on this (basis), and here in our Liutie Vocational Institute, attract more international students to learn high-speed rail technology in China.

Lin Xin, Wei Guozheng, reported from Liuzhou, Guangxi

Responsible Editor: [Ye Pan]