Summary：China has signed a contract to provide high-speed trains to Bangladesh in a deal that marks the first time for the export of China-made high-speed rail technology.

China has signed a contract to provide high-speed trains to Bangladesh in a deal that marks the first time for the export of China-made high-speed rail technology.

Under the contract, China CNR Corporation Limited will assemble 20 high-speed trains with a total of 60 cars for Bangladesh. The terms also require China to supply 20 network control systems, 40 traction inverters and 40 auxiliary inverters.

The deal is the first under which China will export its self-improved network control systems and traction inverters after a long period of innovation and improvements to high-speed train technology it originally imported. The move indicates that China is able to compete in the area of high-speed rail technology in the international arena.

Network control and traction systems are core high-speed train technologies. Traction systems determine a train's stability and carrying capacity, while network control systems direct the operation of the trains.