THE California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has said that XpressWest’s termination of cooperation with a Chinese company has no impact on its project in which a Chinese team led by China Railway International (CRI) also expressed interest to participate.

    “The news about XpressWest has no impact on the California High-Speed Rail Program,” the CHSRA told Xinhua on Friday, two days after the private U.S. firm XpressWest unilaterally announced termination of its cooperation with CRI in building a high-speed rail between Las Vegas and Southern California.

    As for the California High-Speed Rail Program, the CHSRA said Friday that approximately 190.4 km of construction were already underway in the Central Valley and a lot of progress was being made.

    The unilateral cancellation of the rail contract by XpressWest has not only hurt the interests of CRI, but also set a bad precedent that would retard bilateral cooperation in the area, a commentary by China’s Xinhua News Agency said Saturday.

    According to the cooperation framework deal signed by the two sides in September 2015, one side should not release related information without approval by the other.

    CRI has expressed opposition to the U.S. company’s decision and has been dealing with the case according to law, the Xinhua commentary said.(Xinhua)