China Railway Rolling Stock Corp has a global footprint that spans a staggering 102 countries and regions, and plans for further expansion are on track.

Electric multi-unit trains from CRRC factories can be seen from Macedonia to Brazil. Its light rail cars are in the Philippines and Turkey. Its high-speed trains are set to purr along lines in Indonesia. The company runs freight trains and electric locomotives in South Africa, Ireland, Argentina and Kenya.

When you add it all up, the group's assets abroad have surged from 3 billion yuan ($435 million) in 2013 to 30.6 billion yuan last year. The number of overseas employees has also jumped from 509 in 2013 to 4,808 last year.