US rail firm discredits itself

In violation of an agreement, XpressWest Enterprises of the United States has unilaterally announced to cancel its high-speed rail project with China Railway International. The Las Vegas-based company said the deal was called off primarily because of "difficulties associated with timely performance and CRI's challenges in obtaining required authority to proceed with required development activities".

According to a cooperation framework agreement the two parties signed, one party had to obtain the prior consent of the other before publishing news on the high-speed rail project, which was supposed to link Los Angeles to Las Vegas.

As a matter of fact, CRI has been holding patient talks with XpressWest on a variety of issues raised by the latter. The Chinese side understands US people's eagerness to have their own high-speed railway and thus extended active support to the high-speed rail project in the US. However, China's sincere cooperation does not mean it will always unconditionally agree to "exorbitant requirements" from the other side.