And interesting op-ed by Richard Cullen, an adjunct professor of law at Hong Kong University, moots the possibilities of building a railroad through Afghanistan, perhaps reflecting a broader discussion in Chinese scholarly circles.
“Significant planning within the Five Nations Railway Corridor project has already mapped out a route from China to Iran for a standard gauge rail link,” Cullen notes. “Under this plan (on which little work has progressed), the line would extend from Khaf, Iran (close to Mashad), into Afghanistan and then through Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan into China.”
