Israel's transport minister met with China's transport minister in Beijing in September and the two agreed to prepare a joint proposal for the rail link.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the project will create "great interest" in India and China.
Netanyahu said a passenger line through the desert would for the first time put Israel's southern Red Sea resort of Eilat a two-hour journey from Tel Aviv.
The project has yet to receive final approval or secure funding.
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