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1. Chinese Eastern Railway

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   The idea for a direct rail link through Manchuria originated in St. Petersburg following the Sino-Russian Treaty of Friendship (1898), although preliminary discussions concerning a Trans-Manchurian route had occurred as early as the 1880s. The final agreement, formalized in 1896, granted the Russian-backed Chinese Eastern Railway Company Limited a concession to build and operate the line for 80 years, after which ownership would revert to the Qing government, provided the government paid a s…