ChinaRailwayInternationalU. s. A. Co. Ltd, Desert Xpress Enterprises. LLC, andHSR Palmdale signed the FrameworkAgreement of Establishing XpressWestProjectJoint VentureonSeptember13, 2015.
China upgraded a 225-kilometer highway from China's railway system to the Mongolian border, leaving Friedland the task of convincing someone to finish the highway 80 kilometers farther to Turquoise Hill.