The Chinese-Built Standard Gauge Railway Turned Five This Week

Celebrations at the debut of the Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya on May 31, 2017. Simon Mania/AFP.

This week marked the five-year anniversary of the Chinese-financed and built Standard Gauge Railway that officially launched on May 31, 2017. The milestone was largely ignored by the Kenyan press but was noted with some enthusiasm in the Chinese media. (AFRICA DIRECT — Chinese)

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