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References:
[1] https://www.economist.com/chin....a/2017/01/13/china-h
[2] https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.....org/knowledgebase/a
[3] http://documents.worldbank.org..../curated/en/45155146
[4] https://www.oag.com/on-time-pe....rformance-star-ratin
[5] https://www.export.gov/article?id=China-Aviation
[6] https://translate.google.com.au/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fpolitics.people.com.cn%2FGB%2F14562%2F10317457.html&edit-text=&act=url
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[8] http://www.hsr.ca.gov/docs/abo....ut/business_plans/Dr
[9] https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/25483/892000BRI0Box3000china0transport09.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
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[12] https://www.economist.com/chin....a/2017/01/13/china-h

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