<h1>Two countries launch flagship high-speed rail project with local manufacturing rules and plans for 7,000 km national network</h1> Two countries announced a flagship high-speed rail project aiming to commence passenger services within a few years and to expand into a proposed 7,000 km national network, emphasizing local manufacturing requirements and foreign company participation. Government-to-government cooperation is being extended into space collaboration, defense co-development and co-production, and broader mobility and infrastructure sectors. The partners intend to deepen industrial, investment and technological ties, address trade imbalances under their comprehensive economic partnership framework, and encourage foreign manufacturers to use one partner as a production hub for third-country markets.