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Junked rail loans show China is unfit as partner – analysts

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Manila, Philippines — Next year, between July and September, and in 2028, between April and June, three railway projects, which are expected to serve thousands of passengers a day, would have been completed if China did not back out of its commitment to finance the projects.

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