Malaysia orders for high-speed rail: Japan high speed rail competition and one-stop trains, Malaysia-IT information
Japan's Foreign Minister Kishida Fumio June 1 with visiting Malaysia Deputy Prime Minister proposed when he talks, hoping to connect Malaysia and Singapore's maxingaotie plan with Japan's Shinkansen technology.
Just a week ago, General Manager of China railway company, Sheng guangzu in Kuala Lumpur said, hope and Malaysia strengthen cooperation on new high-speed rail.
Although Korea and France also showed horse new items as you wish, but Japan's Kyodo News Agency reported directly the irrepressible: Japan and China competing for high-speed rail orders!
"Many interested in bidding"
Maxingaotie 350 km long in the planning, the design speed of 300 kilometers, put into operation is expected to substantially reduce Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur and Singapore between commuting time, that is, approximately 5 hours to about 90 minutes from now.
The railway is one of the largest infrastructure projects in Southeast Asia, is expected to invest about $ 12 billion to $ 15 billion.
With so much, Japan Government is desperately. He visited during the day, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on May 30 and Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Taro Aso hold talks with him respectively, conversations are all selling Japan's Shinkansen technology.
He responded vaguely. On June 1 for talks with Kishida Fumio refers only to, looking forward to Japan to participate in maxingaotie bid, but not to Japan can take the HSR form to make comments.
Meanwhile, China is conducive to competition horse new parties.
On March 21 of this year, China Railway Group Limited announced in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to invest $ 2 billion to build regional headquarters, where horses new horse in the planning of the Terminal.
On May 24, Sheng guangzu, visit Malaysia said, and hopes to further develop friendly relations and cooperation between the railway. China has advantages in technology, equipment, quality, safety is guaranteed.
In addition to the two countries, a interest in Ma new bid are France and Korea. Although bidding has yet to begin, but parties are already secretly wrestling.
"China has obvious advantages"
From the skills, experience and other considerations, China and Japan have become favourites of the competition. Singapore's Straits Times reported April 12, scheduled for the first quarter of 2017 for high-speed rail bidding, in the day's final showdown.
The Straits Times said Malaysia, as most of the routes in its territory and to bear the huge costs of Government more cost-effective, and more convenience in financing programme for China.
Of course, there were media reports said Singapore experienced in rolling stock and signalling systems Japan companies have goodwill.
Singapore Nanyang Technological University, senior fellow at the Institute of international relations of Hu Yishan told Xinhua said that the maxingaotie bid is nothing more than take into account two aspects--value for money and security.
"Japan Shinkansen operating for many years, the technology is mature, giving traditional impression is more secure. But high-speed rail in China came from behind to building speed, wide coverage and relatively cheap, "he said," Malaysia is currently competing. ”
He said, it is difficult to make a choice and repeated delays in construction of the project, one of the important reasons. Maxingaotie was scheduled to start in 2015 and running in 2020. For now, is expected to confirm the details until 2017, 2018 to begin.
"Geo-economic competition"
Starting from the high-speed rail in China go, Japan has been a strong opponent to shadow. Public opinion not to guess, business in China and Japan whether there were political factors behind the competition.
Hu Yishan believes that this situation cannot be avoided, "business investment should be separated from the relations between States, but very difficult in practice."
Observers have pointed out that, for China, MA new project not only of China's high-speed trains out of great commercial significance, and open up an important part of the Pan-Asian Railway, contribute to the realization of China "along the way" vision, strategic significance as a major.
And Japan, pushing iron technology is microcosm of the struggle for regional dominance, power generation, port and road infrastructure are areas of potential competition. Japan view winning projects in these areas will have some deterrent effect on China's development.
India scholar Bajpai on May 3 in Japan foreign scholars Web site said regional powers often use economic development to expand its regional and global influence, the most likely area of competition is the geo-economic.
He said in the article, recipient countries will be important beneficiaries of the competition, because they can be used in the rivalry between China and Japan, to fight for the most favourable conditions for investment.
马来西亚高铁订单：中日高铁竞争又一站 - 高铁,马来西亚 - IT资讯
日本外相岸田文雄6月1日与到访的马来西亚副总理扎希德会谈时提出，希望在连接马来西亚与新加坡的马新高铁计划中采用日本的新干线技术。
就在一周前，中国铁路总公司总经理盛光祖在吉隆坡也表示，希望与马来西亚就马新高铁加强合作。
虽然韩国和法国也表现出参与马新高铁项目的意愿，但日本共同社报道直接点明：日本在与中国争夺高铁订单！
【多方有意竞标】
规划中的马新高铁全长约350公里，设计时速300公里，投入运营后有望大幅缩减马来西亚首都吉隆坡和新加坡之间的通勤时间，即从现在约5小时缩短至约90分钟。
该铁路是东南亚地区最大规模的基础设施项目之一，预计投资约为120亿美元至150亿美元。
面对如此大单，日本政府可谓拼尽全力。扎希德访日期间，日本首相安倍晋三和副首相兼财务大臣麻生太郎5月30日分别与他进行会谈，谈话中无一不推销日方的新干线技术。
扎希德对此回应含糊。他6月1日与岸田文雄会谈仅提到，期待日本参加马新高铁竞标，但并没有对日本能否拿下高铁大单做出评论。
与此同时，中国也是马新高铁的极有利竞争方。
今年3月21日，中国中铁股份有限公司宣布将在吉隆坡大马城投资20亿美元兴建区域总部，这里正是规划中马新高铁的马方终点站。
5月24日，盛光祖访问马来西亚时称，希望进一步发展中马两国在铁路方面的友好合作关系。中国高铁在技术、装备、性价比方面具有优势，安全方面有保障。
除中日两国外，有意参与马新高铁竞标的还有法国和韩国。虽然项目招标尚未开始，但各方已经开始暗暗角力。
【中国优势明显】
从技术、经验等方面考虑，中国和日本已成为竞争的大热门。新加坡《海峡时报》4月12报道称，定于2017年一季度进行的高铁竞标中，中日将展开最后对决。
《海峡时报》称，对马来西亚而言，由于大部分路线位于其境内且需承担巨额费用，政府更关注性价比更高、且在资金筹措方面更便利的中国方案。
当然，也有媒体报道说，新加坡对在车辆和信号系统方面经验丰富的日本企业抱有好感。
新加坡南洋理工大学国际关系学院高级研究员胡逸山对新华社记者说，马新高铁竞标时无非考虑两个方面——性价比和安全性。
“日本经营新干线多年，技术成熟，给人传统印象是比较安全。但中国高铁后来居上，建设速度快、涵盖面广、造价相对便宜，”他说，“马来西亚目前难以取舍。”
他认为，难以做出选择也是该项目建设一拖再拖的重要原因之一。马新高铁原计划于2015年开工，并于2020年运行。目前来看，预计2017年才会确认合作细节，2018年才能动工。
【地缘经济竞争】
从中国高铁走出去开始，日本一直是一个如影随形的强有力对手。有舆论不免猜测，中日两国商业竞争的背后是否还有政治因素。
胡逸山认为，这种情况难以避免，“商业投资本应与国家间关系分开，但实际上极为困难”。
观察人士指出，对中国来说，马新高铁项目不仅对中国高铁走出去有重要的商业意义，还打通了泛亚铁路重要一环，有助落实中国“一带一路”构想，战略意义同样重大。
而对日本来说，竞推高铁技术只是两国争夺亚洲行业优势地位的缩影，发电、港口和道路基础设施都是潜在竞争领域。日方认为赢得这些领域的项目将对中国的发展产生一定遏制作用。
印度学者巴杰帕伊5月3日在日本外交学者网站发表文章称，地区大国通常会利用经济发展扩大其在地区和全球的影响力，最可能的竞争领域就是地缘经济。
他在文章中说，接受投资的国家将是竞争的重要受益者，因为它们可以利用中日之间的较劲，争取到最有利的投资条件。