Summary：Provincial government officials are making their final sprint to win support for railway projects, as the Ministry of Railways (MOR) draws closer to announcing next year’s budget.

Provincial government officials are making their final sprint to win support for railway projects, as the Ministry of Railways (MOR) draws closer to announcing next year’s budget.

Since Nov. 22, leaders from Jilin and Liaoning provinces and Tibetan Autonomous Region have visited the railway minister Sheng Guangzu, requesting the ministry to step up support for railway projects under their administration, a source from the ministry said.

While details of the meetings remain unclear, the source said Jilin’s provincial governor Wang Rulin appealed to Sheng to increase purchases from Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., a train manufacturer based in Jilin’s provincial capital Changchun.