中國贊助從大西洋到太平洋的跨大陸鐵路項目

The 10bn dollar mega project is expected tobe formalized during a four-country Latin American tour by Ch inese Premier LiKeqiang. The railway is expected to slash the cost of exporting commoditiesfrom Brazil to China.

這個100億美元的大項目預計在李克強總理拉美四國訪問期間生效。這條鐵路將促使巴西出口到中國的商品運輸成本大大降低。

Brazilian grains and oilseeds are a topitem on China's wish list, as are iron and other raw minerals. Ag riculturalgoods like corn and soy currently leave Brazil by sea and have to overcome theSouth American 'b arrier' in their trip to the Pacific and Chinese ports. Anoverland route would shave off a few days from the trip, and lower transportcosts.

中國非常需要巴西的糧食和油菜籽，當然中國也需要巴西的鐵和其他原礦。目前巴西的農業產品比如玉米和大豆是海上 運輸，所以得克服南美的“障礙”後才才能抵達太平洋和中國港口。而如果通過陸路交通的話,那麼運輸時間就會縮短几天，運輸成本也會降低。

Technical studies of Peruvian railways arejust getting started but those from the Brazilian government indicate atranscontinental railway is likely to stretch from Port De in Rio de Janiero,through the agricultural heartland of Mato Grosso, and on to Porto Velho nearthe Peruvian border. Future studies will d etermine the route through Peru, butit safe to say that the rail would cross the Andes and end in one of the largerport cities like Callao, Mollendo, or Uo Arica.

對祕魯鐵路所進行的技術研究纔剛剛開始，但是巴西政府官員指出這條跨大陸鐵路有可能從里約日內盧的De A港出發 ,經過農業重地馬託格羅索州,然後到達祕魯邊界的韋柳港。未來的調研將決定祕魯境內的線路,但是這條線路肯定會穿過安第斯山脈，並最終抵達卡亞俄，莫延多，或者阿里卡這三個更大港口城市中的一個。

China has become the top trading partner ofBrazil and Peru, overtaking the US in 2009 and 2014, respectively. It's also atop consumer of Venezuelan oil and a top lender to the Venezuelan des Brazil and Peru, Premier Li Keqiang will travel to Colombia, to discussmore infrastructure projects, and to Chile, where China has significantinterests in its huge copper imports.

中國已經成爲巴西和祕魯最大的貿易伙伴，分別在2009年和2014年取代美國。中國也是委內瑞拉石油最大的消費者，委內瑞拉政府也向中國借了最多的貸款。出了巴西和祕魯，李克強總理還將前往哥倫比亞探討更多的基建項目以及前往智利，在銅礦的進口上，中國在智利具有重大利益。