Xi calls Indonesia high-speed rail a 'gold standard' of ties

Jakarta weighs extension of China-backed line as passengers cross 2m in 6 months

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Indonesia's first high-speed train carried its 2 millionth passenger in March. (Photo by Nana Shibata)

NANA SHIBATA and ISMI DAMAYANTI, Nikkei staff writers

JAKARTA -- Indonesia's first high-speed railway -- a 140-kilometer Beijing-backed project connecting Jakarta and Bandung -- has become a "gold standard" of bilateral cooperation, Chinese President Xi Jinping said of the 6-month-old line.

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