Speaking of the development and construction here, Thayer still has a lot of feelings.

"I'm from Burma, I know the construction here best, let me introduce it to you!"

"The original capital of Myanmar was Yangon, and now the new capital has been moved, and in 2003 began to break ground on a wasteland, after several years of efforts, the initial construction project has been completed, residential buildings have been completed one after another, and the main frame of the imposing parliament building has been preliminarily completed. ”

"In terms of transportation, the main road in the city and the main road leading to the airport and the six-lane arterial road have been almost completed, and the ring road will be built to connect with the Yangon-Mandalay-Lashio national highway that runs from north to south. ”

"I'll take you on a tour, and in terms of transportation, the new capital has completed some infrastructure!"

Thayer took Zhou Sen to visit, and while walking, he pointed out to Zhou Sen, and with Thayer's guidance, Zhou Sen's visit was much more convenient.

There are still some buildings built on the roadside, and it can be seen that these are new, and compared with the dilapidated buildings in other cities in Myanmar, the new buildings are much more beautiful.

"The airport has just completed its groundwork, and now only one VIP terminal has been built, and ordinary passengers still need to check in at makeshift counters," Thayer said. ”

"This is an international airport, the scale is still very large, so we still attach great importance to it, before the start of construction, we have carried out careful planning, detailed investigation of the feasibility of the plan, to ensure that nothing goes wrong, before starting construction. ”

"At present, Naypyidaw has opened domestic flights to major cities such as Yangon, Mandalay, Taunggyi, Myitkyina, Lashio, etc., and does not have the conditions to open international routes in the near future. ”

"It's convenient for passengers who take the plane, and everyone knows that air routes are still very important, and international flights connect neighboring countries and some other European and American countries. ”

Thayer took everyone to visit the international airport, and Zhou Sen saw that the airport waiting hall was still clean and tidy.

"This is probably our best airport in Myanmar, it has been planned and newly built, and it is also a very large airport, with a lot of international flights coming and going to pick up passengers, and it also increases the number of passengers. ”

"Air, rail, road, and waterway transport are all very important!"

"In order to adapt to the relocation needs, the passenger train marshalling has recently been adjusted and increased, and most of the 130 passenger cars donated by China have been put into the Yangon-Naypyidaw railway passenger transport. ”

Zhou Sen was also very proud when he heard Thayer say this, "We in China still help our neighbors a lot, our high-speed rail in China is really very famous, as a Chinese, I feel very honored and proud!"

Thayer smiled, "Yes, when I went to China, I also took China's high-speed rail, China's high-speed rail carriage inside is very clean and tidy, China has mastered the core technology, the level is very advanced, high-speed rail has become China's business card, fast and stable, very fast, one city to the next, I sat in the carriage and ate only four slices of bread, the next stop arrived, the speed is amazing." ”

"I think China's economic take-off is really a great achievement, not only you Chinese are proud and proud, even I, a Burmese, I feel that I should learn from China, China has also sent experts in relevant fields to guide, and I am very grateful for China's help!"

Being praised by Thayer like this, Zhou Sen's heart was beautiful, and as a Chinese, a sense of national pride rose in his heart.

"Yes, when I went abroad to Myanmar for a field trip, I heard you say that China's aid and help, I have a sense of pride, this feeling is really sacred, a sense of national honor, and I also feel that the 'Belt and Road' initiative is not only China's wisdom, but also China's willingness to join hands with countries along the 'Belt and Road' to connect, build the future together, overcome difficulties together, and create a better future together. ”

"This is a great wisdom, but also in line with the development of the times, more and more countries have responded, joined the countries along the 'Belt and Road'. ”

Thayer nodded, "Yes, as a Burmese, I am also very optimistic about the development prospects of the Belt and Road Initiative, and I also hope that there will be more cooperation between China and Myanmar." ”

In terms of communications, 10,000 program-controlled telephones in the city have been put into use, and international long-distance services have been opened, but the new capital has not yet been approved to build a public mobile communication network, and mobile phones cannot be used for the time being. ”

"I heard that China's big communication companies and mobile phone manufacturers are about to launch 5G mobile phones, this technology is really advanced, we Myanmar is much behind, our common mobile communication network is still under construction, or advanced countries, there is a certain gap, this is what I have to admit!"

"Laos and Myanmar, after all, are still relatively backward, and it will take a long time to change the current status quo, and a lot of capital investment and infrastructure construction will be required. ”

"In terms of social services, a public hospital, two vocational schools, six small restaurants have been built, and four golf courses have been built. ”

The construction is still in a very early stage, and there are very few social service facilities related to education, medical care, commerce, transportation, life and entertainment, and social functions are far from being formed.

There are also many workers who have participated in the construction, who have to work under relatively difficult conditions, and also have to temporarily endure the pain of "separation of flesh and blood", and some have rushed from far away, far away from their families, to contribute to the construction here.

For foreign companies undertaking projects or other economic and trade activities in Myanmar, they also have to travel between Yangon and the new capital on a regular basis, which is many times more time, energy and money than before.

If the arrangements are good, you can take the only two small planes to go back and forth on the same day, if you can't catch it, you have to stay overnight in Naypyidaw and take the noon flight back the next day.

Sometimes you can't book a ticket due to urgent matters, so you need to take a car to get there, but the road conditions are poor, and it takes about seven hours to run each way, which also makes many people feel really unbearable.

"This is also an inconvenient place, it will take a while to move from Yangon to Naypyidaw, everyone is adjusting and adapting, it will take a while, and it will not be possible to improve everything in a short period of time. ”

Zhou Sen nodded, listened to Thayer and then continued: "According to the plan, different areas such as business and life will be relatively independent, separated by a few kilometers or even more than ten kilometers, and the planned area of the new capital will be nine times larger than that of the original capital Yangon. ”

vertex