Indonesia drops high-speed train project for medium-speed service

File photo taken in April 2015 shows (from L) Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attending a summit of Asian and African leaders in Jakarta. After heated discussions to pick who would be the winner -- Japan or China -- of the contract to build Indonesia's first high-speed rail link, Indonesia decided on Sept. 4 to drop the project and is now eyeing a medium-speed train service for the route. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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