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The evolution of China's incredible high-speed rail network


The evolution of China s incredible high-speed rail network
CNN
1 hr ago
Ben Jones, CNN
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With 37,900 kilometers of lines, China has the world s largest network of high-speed railways.
At the beginning of the 21st century China had no high-speed railways.
Slow and often uncomfortable trains plodded across this vast country, with low average speeds making journeys such as Shanghai-Beijing a test of endurance.
Today, it s a completely different picture. The world s most populous nation has by some distance the world s largest network of high-speed railways.
No fewer than 37,900 kilometers (about 23,500 miles) of lines crisscross the country, linking all of its major mega-city clusters, and all have been completed since 2008. ....

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How China's high-speed rail network got built so fast


How China s high-speed rail network got built so fast
CNN
3 hrs ago
Ben Jones, CNN
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With 37,900 kilometers of lines, China has the world s largest network of high-speed railways.
At the beginning of the 21st century China had no high-speed railways.
Slow and often uncomfortable trains plodded across this vast country, with low average speeds making journeys such as Shanghai-Beijing a test of travel endurance.
Today, it s a completely different picture. The world s most populous nation has by some distance the world s largest network of high-speed railways.
No fewer than 37,900 kilometers (about 23,500 miles) of lines crisscross the country, linking all of its major mega-city clusters, and all have been completed since 2008. ....

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Star Trek fan who could boldly go and lead Germany


Star Trek fan who could boldly go and lead Germany
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In an official Bavarian state video Mr Söder gives the Vulcan salute from Star Trek
Space. the final frontier. Bavarian premier Markus Söder knows the immortal words from Star Trek well, but his journey may end up in the chancellor s office in Berlin.
Angela Merkel has dominated German politics since 2005, but she will no longer be chancellor after the September federal election. Mr Söder is seen as the hot favourite to run as chancellor-candidate for her Christian Democrats (CDU) and their smaller Bavarian ally, the Christian Social Union. ....

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