<P> In 2014, reports emerged that China is considering construction of a "China--Russia--Canada--America" 350 km / h bullet train railroad that would include a 200 - kilometre - long (120 mi) undersea tunnel crossing the Bering Strait and would allow passengers to travel between the United States and China in about two days . </P> <P> Although the press remain skeptical of the project, China's state - run China Daily claims that China possesses the necessary technology, which will be used to construct a tunnel underneath the Taiwan Strait . It is unknown who is expected to pay for the construction, although China has in other projects offered to build and finance them, and expects the money back in the end through fees or rents . It is also unknown how many passengers would prefer a three - day train trip to a 12 - hour direct flight, such as Los Angeles to Beijing . </P> <P> In 2015 it was reported another possible collaboration between China and Russia that will be part of the Trans - Eurasian Belt Development; a transportation corridor across Siberia that would also include a road bridge with gas and oil pipelines between the easternmost point of Siberia and the westernmost point of Alaska . It would link London and New York by rail and superhighway via Russia if it were to go ahead . </P> <P> China's Silk Road Economic Belt Initiative has similar plans so the project would work in parallel for both countries . </P>

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