During the 70 years since the People's Republic of China was established in 1949, the country has made great achievements in transportation con-struction. In addition, China has also success-fully carried out a number of international cooperationprojectsonrailwaydevelopment. In Africa, China has played a crucial role in improving its transport system, giving a much-needed boost to the continent's e昀orts to achieve regional integration. A major part of it is the increase of Chinese-built railway lines traversing the continent.