24 September, 2015: BBC News reported on George Osborne’s recent visit to China, where he urged Chinese firms to pitch for £11.8bn in construction contracts for the UK’s proposed HS2 rail line. On the same day, The Guardian reported that Osborne intends to invite competition for bids at an event in Chengdu; to encourage Chinese investors to back, as appears to be suggested by the BBC HS2 article, other major UK rail infrastructure projects, particularly across the north of England.
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