How China built the world’s longest high-speed railway

[@dasgupta9288]

China created the high-speed rail system to address its own transportation problem, not to rival its competitors.

[@pbworld7858]

Exactly. It does things to address its own issues, whereas USA seems to be constantly obsessed with what China is or isn't doing.

[@xtradi]

@@pbworld7858 what is this a stalker country?

[@pbworld7858]

@@xtradi Could be. There aren't any homeless Chinese people, they say. That's because they can always live rent-free in USA's head.

[@bobowei2033]

​@@pbworld7858you can track by 3:26,it is the key china can made that such big achievement

[@ashho313]

Yesss this comment

[@meimiaolin2581]

China did not build its network of highspeed rail to rival its competitors. It was not a vanity project but infrastructure necessary to support the economy. There always a negative spin on whatever China does.

[@TheHammer70]

There’s a lot of money to write negative things about China

[@ce1834]

It was both, its a very valuable propaganda tool for the CCP

[@Faye_Liu]

​@@ce1834In your brainwashed simple mind, yes

[@Faye_Liu]

It is SCMP being SCMP, it is an anti China media, people don't even realise

[@Faye_Liu]

​@@ce1834It is CPC btw, CCP is used by anti China forces, prob why you used it

[@Hitngan]

The UK is now a joke

[@tdb7992]

What is the point of this? C'mon Little Pink. A bit pathetic, aren't you?

[@rinzo2009]

I knew that UK was a joke when Papa Stalin took 3 years to build the Moscow Underground Metro with the very same chief engineer that had to wait for 8 (or was it 11) years before the London Metro could be launched due to "bureaucratic issues".

[@Hitngan]

@rinzo2009 Im a Civil Geotechnical Engineer with over 30 years experience. Over the past 3 or 4 years the job market has been flooded with Engineers from Africa and Indian that are happy to work for lower salaries. Your lucky if you can pay the bills these days. Im selling up and moving to SEAsia next year to try a build a new future for me and my family.

[@jaslueasi]

Meanwhile in Australia there are 0kms of high speed rail lines

[@RSCB]

It's not bad I mean

[@lizhongshen]

Most importantly, China high speed rail is not built for profit. Public transportation should never think about profitability.

[@reagantl9856]

but it at the same time should not be making the government putting millions and even billions in for a train that has no one to travel on it. China is a bit extreme, I will put it that way

[@rongyaowang1075]

yes

[@fouadbenrezzak8398]

They think it will profit overall economy on the lond term

[@CoffeeAndPaul]

​​@@fouadbenrezzak8398​, it won't. Cargo rail, stuff like liquids & bulk goods, pays the bills for any & every successful railroad company. However, you can't move bulk goods, chemicals, & hazardous materials on high-speed rail, particular maglev railroads. Cargo's too heavy for that. It's more efficient to run cargo at a nice, easy 60 kilometers an hour not to mention safer.

[@godzillamothra5983]

So the Chinese citizens sued the railway company and asked the company to reroute the rail, and won in the court? But they said China can easily build the high speed railway because it is an autocratic country. What on earth is happening here?

[@pan2aja]

Scmp praising China ? What happened here ??😅

[@winterrising8738]

real democracy unlike the fake one

[@lolcatjunior]

They said that the citizens won the case and the rail line has to be rerouted. Look up how the American interstate highway network was built on land confiscated from black communities and other minorities.

[@andia968]

you watch too much bbc,cnn,fox,dwnews I think

[@LensBubbles]

Clearly you didn't watch the video, or you did but want smear China anyway. That $1.6B propaganda fund is working.

[@vinaykumar-ld3yi]

China is inspiration to all nations of the world

[@musicbyimpulse]

Maybe in Asia, but most places in the world don't have a positive view of China.

[@grandmasteryoda6717]

In terms of infrastructure maybe, but not in democracy and human rights.

[@jacksmith-mu3ee]

​@@musicbyimpulse u can either appreciate or be jealous

[@gtPacheko]

​@@musicbyimpulse 🇧🇷❤️🇨🇳

[@alanwong9550]

@@musicbyimpulse if your “world” consists of developed countries aka mostly western countries, then yeah

[@JenniferLucas-o7p]

You work for 40yrs to have $1M in your retirement, meanwhile some people are putting just $10k in a meme coin from just a few months ago and now they are mutimillionaires.

[@gdudhdu]

I want to compliment you, you have just said it all. I am a little business owner and I really want to extend my business to the next level by making my self and investment.

[@tamilarasi-bn6fj]

Imagine investing in Btcoin earlier..... You could have been a mutimillionaire precently.

[@MansurLado]

You are right. Been thinking of going into Gold and crypto currency.

[@Agadakennet]

Asset that can make you rich *FX *Btcoin *Stocks *Gold *Real Estate.

[@chinyereUgwuoke-tp2lh]

You're right but a lot of people remain poor due to ignorance.

[@kawings]

regarding on the abandoned station, I do not see this is a problem. development is not like doing buying and selling vegetables which is done in the most 48 hours. This kind of development takes decades to populate and grow. When the time comes right the area will be develop and the station will once ready to serve its purpose.

[@JinghisKhan]

And if it doesn't, oh well, 26 abandoned stations out of nearly 1,200 total is a drop in the proverbial bucket.

[@wil_wilqueen3552]

26 abandoned station out of thousands station in use .

[@xzactlly]

You missed one important point which is about sustainability. Rail travel has a significantly lower carbon footprint as compared to air travel.

[@georgecarlin2656]

Carbon footprint? China has the most coal mines, it's about being a modern, fast, affordable, eco friendly and effective means of transport. Carbon footprint and climate change are what Klaus Schwab and John Kerry are all about. It's a vanity word salad for people out of touch with reality.

[@mangguodaren7366]

China spent 1 Trillion USD over 10-15 years building this network, that is 1/4th the cost of the Iraq War the US paid. This is only Iraq, not Afghan, not Ukraine, or Israel

[@sarahkhan2310]

China is progressing on all fronts. It will greatly benefit mankind with its infrastructure technology 👍♥️🇨🇳

[@shinbi6009]

My wife’s relative lived next to a rail line that cuts through the city. When I first visited them years ago, the hsr was very loud. Now when I visit I can’t even hear the hsr.

[@Andy-rm7jf]

Liar

[@dwchen1]

​@@Andy-rm7jfearly high speed system was imported from Germany, Japan, and France and run at lower speed. Nowadays they built their own that runs faster, more efficient, and quieter, and coins can stand at the cabin at the speed of 350km/h. If it was noisy there is no chance your coin can stand inside the cabin.

[@shinbi6009]

@@Andy-rm7jfhaters will hate. I’m not implying that its all cities everywhere but there are wall barriers that block sound. Hater and coper.

[@Aindividual]

To be fair, Why would they build housing right next to highspeed rail lines if they knew there was going yo be noise? Even if they did, why choose to live there? I get being forced to live there, thats another topic. If you had a choice, why live next to a highway or airport. Even then, you can install sound absorbers.

[@TheLIRRFrenchie...]

@@Aindividual right lol?? That was my first thought IF this is truly an issue......

[@Mister_Rooster]

Lots of countries have to totalitarians rulers all across the world and the US a considers them a very strong ally and actually has a military bases in some of them. Lots of these countries don't do anything for the citizens the two biggest ones I think of are Saudi Arabia and Nigeria deep in corruption and not a standing vision for the country compared them to China. the ruling party in China actually wants to progress the country for whatever reason I don't know. But lots of countries would trade the productivity of their country for the productivity of China. Like I said again lots of totalitarian governments out there that don't even do one tenth of what China does for its people. And you never hear the USA talking about spreading democracy to Saudi Arabia, UAE, QATAR, Jordan or criticizing governments like EGYPT at the same level as they do as china because they usually bend the knee to what the US wants

[@Minotona]

The idea of "philosophy king" was long fantasied by the Greek philosophers. Democracies are fragile and subjected to change every election, compared to the unchanged-decades-long policy in the best interest of the public. Then combine that with the unlimited wealth and man power of China. I think China has shown the best way to advance the society, pushing us into the realm of scifi and closing in to the "Type 1 civilization"

[@dwchen1]

Lots of ruthless and corrupt dictators out there bend their knees to the US and had US's Chevron, Exxon, Freeport McMorran with a big share in their country and had a ridiculously unbalanced one sided trade relationship and Washington called them honest and helpful US allies. But China...? They shot dead thousands of their corrupt officials, had a lucrative and unbalanced trade relationship that hurt the US interest, also hurt the US in terms of military, geopolitics, and economic strength on international arena, and can't be intimidated with any kinds of means possible, no mention asking their knees to bend a little bit, in this terms China is an enemy to the US.

[@TheHammer70]

China has been around and at the top for thousands of years. They have their ways.

[@misterbig9025]

USA doesn't say much about Gaza and Lebanon!

[@adamsaciid4919]

lol did you life in saudi arabia? if not don't include saudi arabia in your think cause they're more rich then china and actually trying their best to develop the country

[@Superpooper-2020]

My Indian trains can carry passengers on their roofs, while Chinese bullet trains cannot. Therefore, India wins.

[@allenwong2219]

India is decades ahead.

[@DavidFoo-kh4ri]

India wins...pants down 😂😂😂

[@RajuBoro-mk9xx]

China superpower north east Mongol

[@misterbig9025]

Rooftop passengers enjoy maximum ventilation. Many of us have potent body odour

[@electromega3077]

Also, their train technology is so advanced that the wagons are doorless. Seriously, China has long way to go

[@paulbo9033]

Meanwhile in Britain, i am still waiting for them to build the single high speed rail line they announced in 2012! The year now is 2024 and counting!

[@chouelee2581]

有人说HS2的预算已经到达1000亿英镑不知道是否属实。中国大概一公里3亿，如果按照1:9的汇率，这些钱可以在中国建造3000公里的高铁，合计1860英里的高铁。相当于英国从南到北贯穿的高铁修4个还有盈余。

[@paulbo9033]

@@chouelee2581 是的，这绝对是荒谬的。部分原因是我们私有化了一切，这意味着现在我们想要建造任何基础设施，都会受到私营部门价格欺诈的束缚，部分原因是我们这里有巨大的合法化政治腐败。

[@Chryeon]

[@ninersnation3298]

Britain is broke and verge of bankruptcy. Lammy is in China to beg.

[@V45194]

​@@paulbo9033 Incidentally, in a highly centralized, top-down-control, not-at-all-corrupt system, if the Paramount Leader says we need high speed train and fast, the whole country will drop anything else they're doing to get that done. Regardless of decadent western hogwash like the rights of workers, individual property owners, or the environment.

[@stanfords2978]

6:20 for context, to those unfamiliar with the scale of 26 stations: as of 2022, there are a total of 1,189 passenger stations for high-speed rail.

[@shaider1982]

Imagine if people weren't duped by the hyperloop of Elon Musk and just developed normal high speed rail.

[@anaskhoiri3653]

China also have their own hyperloop but likely maglev gonna win this competition

[@backpackpepelon3867]

Elon 100% a fed plant agent, controlled opposition put there by AIPAC to reroute the resistances group back into obedience path.

[@mudshovel289]

Nobody was so duped by hyper loop that they invested in that instead of high speed trains. The people who wanted to make trains just did that and the people who wanted to make the hyper loop tried to do that.

[@oakspines7171]

Love the quote "Bureaucracy that can slow down democracy and development". Add to it the enormous cost too.

[@ristekostadinov2820]

To be fair there are sound barriers that could be added, also buildings close to the train can have sound insulation added. Noise is not a huge issue, and is not like diesel busses are better than trains in terms of noise.

[@musicbyimpulse]

I'm not sure if noise is an issue but the pressure wave could definitely shake some buildings

[@sanneoi6323]

We made one that travels 1000 km/h in a vacuum tube

[@Aindividual]

​@@musicbyimpulseI would think by the time the train got up to speed, it would already be out of the station and into the rural parts of China, No?

[@dilipsharma3878]

As an Indian, I can only envy them.

[@Ash17588]

We are also building bullet trains

[@Andy-rm7jf]

@@Ash17588no you are not

[@Ash17588]

@@Andy-rm7jf keep crying 😂

[@Ash17588]

@@dilipsharma3878 these are the people in india who protest in india for building bullet trains

[@RSCB]

do you guys have shinkansen right?

[@xgguo3531]

The longest route I took high speed train is from Beijing to Ulumuqi Xinjing. The route covers major cities of China : Beijing, Zhengzhou , XiAn, XiNing, Lanzhou, cities in Hexi Corridor and Ulumuqi. It is great experience for travel in such large scale of country.

[@shasanmaz]

I will try this route in coming 5 years. Has to be something interesting to see along the way.

[@LFYin74]

食物带够 如果还是跟亲朋好友乘坐卧铺高铁 体验将会很不错

[@TheLIRRFrenchie...]

wish there were videos.....

[@xgguo3531]

@@TheLIRRFrenchie... You should be able to find some popular vloggers released such videos related to China travel (High speed train experience and normal express train experience). I noticed more travellers visiting China are more willing to take trains instead of flights.

[@blackmamba-em2uu]

Lot to learn from china in this matter.. best wishes from India 🇮🇳

[@xvbd6067]

"But, at what cost...?", it cost money and was worth every penny to benefit society

[@grandmasteryoda6717]

I envy them as a Brazilian. We have next to none passenger railways. They were planning to build a high-speed railway connecting São Paulo and Rio back in the late 2000s, and now it is expected it to be finished by 2030. What an embarrassment.

[@ZakiAkmal-m8v]

Was it a state owned project or private project?

[@mangalapalliv]

These hi speed networks are massive productivity boosters in an economy. The spill-over effects are many and are not confined to the borders of China but in other countries too asking for and implementing this kind of transport network. Zhang Weiwei's Civilizational State in action.....This also demonstrates a national competence which is a massive differentiator....

[@asharuddinhamid7498]

Because they build it as a service instead of primarily profit.

[@quwenping2393]

I am an getechnical engineer, throughout last decade participating in China's expressway geotechnical survey, have seen this constructing maniacs, the scale of roads and railways builts by China is huge. Many those projects already leave the terrain of plain of eastern part of China, entering into deep cutted mountainous area such as Tibet surrounding region, all connected by lots long tunnels and big bridges, the difficulties of those projects is unimagable. Given another 20 years, I can guarantee that even the most remotely part of China would be connected by highspeed railways and expressways, it has fundamentally changed the way of Chinese people travel.

[@butcherv3332]

同学好多在中交一局、中铁宝山、中铁大桥局。怎么感觉从 22 年开始普遍反应高铁投资锐减。今年都没什么新项目。

[@Faye_Liu]

Thanks for insights, China the infrastructure giant

[@JohnSmith-wo2zj]

Congratulations on participating in such a remarkable achievement, what a great opportunity and result

[@SamsonOhsem]

Asia's people very hardworking

[@shinobi2119]

Not like blacks

[@vinayaktripathi8307]

Only Han Chinese.

[@LeZylox]

It's a more purposeful ideology

[@cfwin1776]

East Asians, yes. The rest of Asians, not really.

[@upendo.3570]

@@vinayaktripathi8307 Japanese and Koreans!

[@harrisonamerican2371]

I'm from punjab we need China like high speed rail in punjab! So punjab can prosper!

[@RajuBoro-mk9xx]

China superpower north east Mongol

[@vichua1052]

Cows will stand in the railway.

[@RajuBoro-mk9xx]

@@vichua1052 China superpower north east Mongol

[@Ash17588]

@@harrisonamerican2371 bhai Mumbai Ahmedabad bullet train me bethana punjab meh paheleh metro to ayeh

[@harrisonamerican2371]

@@vichua1052 I'm sikh from punjab I'm not hindu we don't worship cows and animals!

[@dharmadit3482]

That is what is truly called democracy... From the people, by the people and for the people...👍

[@judebrianlardera]

Lol! Does authoritarianism count as democracy? 😅

[@dharmadit3482]

@@judebrianlardera China is not an authoritarian country. The president, officials and people's representatives are elected based on public achievement and meritocracy, not based on wealth, popularity and descent. And there is also a time period in office, not forever. In China there are also general elections in local level congresses. The socialist system with Chinese characteristics has created a whole process of democracy. From the people, by the people and for the people. Not for the interests of a handful of politicians and conglomerates. Socialism is much more in tune with democracy, compared to liberal capitalism.

[@judebrianlardera]

@@dharmadit3482 Why do you think of it? We know the USA is failing, but I know China is authoritarian, for sure. I mean, why do some people get arrested in China for criticism against the government? Why does the President get indirectly elected like the US President? That's not democracy. Oh, and let me guess, it's wrong, right? I don't mind if you love authoritarianism and dictatorships and hate democracy, but really. Capitalism is about people having rights to own their land, starting their business without being questioned as long as they pay taxes. I'd say the Republic of China is a true democracy (even though it was a dictatorship until the 1990s). I don't mind you expressing your opinion on democracy and authoritarianism. Remember, China is also capitalist thank to Deng Xiaoping. Communism is decaying in China like other communist states. However, you do realize China is authoritarian. The Congress in China also make decisions not many people ask or demand for like, not playing games for more than 3 hours a week. So, I'm guessing you prefer authoritarianism and strong dictators than idiots in democracies.

[@gurung1812]

true

[@TacticalMayo]

Lol no 🤣

[@AchilleFanFan]

une des plus impressionnantes infrastructure au monde, sans aucun doute.

[@Ven100]

5:32 Building a train station in open land and having development around it. That's essentially how the USA grew. I laugh when people say California High Speed Rail (CAHSR) or Brightline West (BLW) are building stations "in the middle of nowhere". It's such a short-sighted and foolish view. Clearly there will be development in/around said stations.

[@VeryVentureChina]

love it here! I Live in GZ and commute every week between SZ!!!!

[@Kot-fj6hc]

I was able to do a day trip to GZ from HK which seems like madness distance wise anywhere else

[@x3dn4]

back here indonesia, we're still arguing .... and just praying lol

[@Fans.of.Darth.Vaders.Empire]

There is no way the SCMP labeled tracks on the UK as if it has a "high" speed network💀

[@ce1834]

200 km/h on upgraded lines (and above 250km/h on new lines) is recognized as high speed across the world, both of which exist in the UK

[@Fans.of.Darth.Vaders.Empire]

@@ce1834 The fact that it is almost always quicker to drive to places than it is to use the train in England says more than enough about the "high" speeds that network is. Technically, maybe, you could argue it's high speed. But, to actually call the uk train network "high-speed" would be quite literal insanity...

[@ce1834]

​@@Fans.of.Darth.Vaders.Empire Its not quicker to drive to most cities lol, 125mph (some 140mph domestic, 186mph is international traffic) vs 70mph on highways, is still a noticeable difference on many routes especially Newcastle, Bristol, Plymouth, Manchester, and going into Wales/Scotland

[@Fans.of.Darth.Vaders.Empire]

@@ce1834 Your claim is objectively wrong. While even if the trains can technically reach such "high" speeds, they practically never do. Also, consider the time taken to reach the train station and the time to book the tickets. It's not nothing. As someone who regularly travels across the country, I can confirm that the train system here is a joke and has purpose only for those who do not own a car unfortunately.

[@茉莉花茶萝莉控]

HS2:“high price” also “high”

[@Nathandrake1997]

I have been to China, and their railway system is dope!

[@luckysui2460]

Traveling is also easy for tourists. No need to rent a car to travel around.

[@horridohobbies]

When a country-any country-embarks on such a mega-scale project, there are bound to be some problems and setbacks. China is no exception. Nevertheless, China's overall success in HSR is to be greatly admired and commended. This admiration can be extended to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

[@zodiacfml]

First learned about this high speed network from a video during the pandemic, it was so negative and focusing on the problems but I knew better. All countries would have wished for something like this because it removes the need for expensive, inefficient flights. It also encouraged people from remote areas to work in the cities, for better or worse.

[@Alwaysbechilling46]

Its insane, how an autocracy, communism, capitalism, socialism, and meritocracy work in ONE COUNTRY. CHINA REALLY WORKS WONDERS

[@syazuone611]

one advantage of China is its very powerful one-party government. Land can be taken by the government for development without any obstacles from the population. less bureaucracy in government

[@jumas.sendekwa2788]

But people went to the court and won! What are you smoking?

[@user-gp9mk7wm1s]

​@jumas.sendekwa2788 99,999% people cooperate. They know they will be compensated by better housing in newly developed areas. Of course this would be impossible if foreign NGOs meddling

[@sheltonnthaks7689]

Wrong. people’s land were usually purchased by governments or state owned companies at a very charming price

[@shinbi6009]

Srsly ppl always make things up. Just look up nail houses and have your cognitive dissonance explode.

[@everydaydose7779]

No copyright also helps They literally legally "borrowed" japan's tech and literally bypassed billion dollars worth of R&D and decades worth of advancement because China wanted the Highspeed Train Tech for Japan to operate in China

[@zhengyunli800]

They say the high speed railway system is losing money in China. Yes, it is, so that people can afford it, so that their economic activities are facilitated, so that the government can earn more tax from them, so that the cost of the highspeed railway system can be covered. It is that simple.

[@wil_wilqueen3552]

It bought millions of tourists to those rural city.

[@茉莉花茶萝莉控]

是的

[@Superpooper-2020]

Here in my India, we still operate steam-powered trains that can also carry passengers on the roof.

[@someone7421]

U r a bot😂

[@misterbig9025]

Rooftop passengers cannot smell body odour. Maximum ventilation!

[@beetcoin911]

Indians have the highest electric trains in the world Mr Pakistani failure...we dont have high speed trains though.

[@Udhampur_railfan]

this bot is still living in 1940 era of India 😂

[@AsifAli-od1cf]

They have electrified lines, do not travel on roof🤦 Some of these misinformations are crazy

[@Otter-Destruction]

Rail is still the best solution to move large amounts of people in a comparatively short time.

[@Middle_boy345]

Please build some lines in india Japan is taking so much time

[@jxmai7687]

In fact Japan is slowing down your coutry development, you are better working hard by yourself.

[@Middle_boy345]

@@jxmai7687 but we didn't have technology to do

[@Shubham_Bahirat]

​​@@Middle_boy345 homie japan is not taking time the people are not giving up their land, Also india made vandebbarat with 160kmph and gov gave permission to build v2 with 250kmph high-speed. Ofcourse it's not fast as Chinese or japnese 300+ but still we have to start somewhere

[@shasanmaz]

no land to build on, if the people refused to let out land, how to build the tracks on them?

[@sanneoi6323]

We would gladly do so but... there's a few things standing in the way of that.

[@socks_cat356]

Deng Xiaoping apparently enjoyed riding Japan's Shinkansen, so after building a Shinkansen factory in China, he provided them with the technology and then drove Japan out.

[@islamulh]

Traveling from Beijing to Xi'an to Chengdu and HongKong made my travel in China so much easier. Their services were top notch. That being said, the intro kind of bothered me. It said Japan took 3 times as long to build high-speed railway. The first country to build the fastest railway was Japan back in the 90s. So you're comparing 90s to 21st century technology 😅 With the economic strength and advanced technologies, China can achieve its goal faster than any other region.

[@andrewthacker114]

Thanks for sharing

[@nitishpanday4566]

Chineese High Speed railway is under the debt of 1 Trillion US dollars+

[@absboodoo]

That's the cost of providing public transport.

[@Bk6346]

USA spent $2.1 trillion in Afghanistan and $1.9 trillion in Iraq

[@zacksmith5644]

India best achievements so far India's Hunger index 2013: 63rd rank 2022: 107th rank India's Happiness index. 2013: 111th rank 2022: 136th rank India's press freedom rank 2013:79th 2022: 150the the fourth pillar of worlds largest democracy is no more India's unemployment rate 2013:4.9% 2023:7.5% Unemployment rate never increase in growing economy.. india is growing only on paper and by loan India's Debt before 2014: ₹55 lakh crore 2023: ₹155 lakh crore India's GDP from 2004 to 2014: $709 billion to 2.04 trilion (almost triple) India's GDP from 2014to 2024: $2.04 trillion to 3.6 trilion (expected)...not even double

[@zacksmith5644]

India just had a railway crash today . After being 300 billion in debt indian railway is not running . Why ?

[@poqi_7]

你有没有想过为什么负债呢？因为它是一个民生项目，而不是盈利项目。它提供了几乎覆盖全国的线路，快速便捷出行的同时还有低廉的票价。如果它想要盈利那很简单，提高票价就是了，所以我们中国人是决不允许这种民生项目私有化的。

[@deandjakovic54]

Same goes for building new metro lines. While there were no subways in China before 2000, Shanghai surpassed any other city in the world with more than 500 kilometers of lines in only two decades, while some western cities like Toronto, which have a big problem with traffic too, for some reason can't expand their network in many decades. So China definitely beats everyone in the last two decades

[@AceChina]

I remember when the Wuyishan East station was completed. It was called the Wuyishan East station but located almost an hour away from Wuyishan City itself. It confused quite a lot of tourists to the city who would mistakenly book that station. Usually the stations are built near the city but that one was just built in the middle of nowhere. Quite confusing. I wonder if its still in operation. If anyone wants to visit Wuyishan (its very famous for its tea tourism) you should actually book the old slow train instead. Takes you right to the heart of downtown.

[@hanjubyxie1134]

Wuyishan East station is still in operation, but it has been renamed since its completion. The new name is Nanping City Station, and it serves the administrative centre of Nanping, which is located in Jianyang, around an hour south of Wuyishan city. Wuyishan itself is served by Wuyishan North station, which is equidistant to Wuyishan town centre when compared to the original Wuyishan station.

[@Dafty2k]

a glorious feat of humanity

[@SpruceWood-NEG]

China's high-speed rail lines have solved the problem of not having a large number of airports. In fact, traveling within 3000 kilometers by plane is not faster than high-speed rail. (Time on the way to the airport, waiting time for check-in, time to get off the plane and return to the city center). More importantly, China's high-speed rail can deploy 300000 heavily armed troops (including 1000 heavy tanks) to any border within 24 hours.

[@JozelitoZanichelli]

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[@ibcyt]

How? How about using your resources and energy in taking action and doing things that benefits the country as a whole? Unlike superduperpooper power India, no other country has the capacity or ability to use all their energy rising to its level through hot air.

[@williambenedictalava2634]

Public transport > private own vehicle (traffic jams ensues)

[@georgedeng8646]

Why does all these videos on China always have a seething bitterness tone to them. Why can't you just present the facts without throwing in bias.

[@yz8233]

因为这些视频就是美国霸权的舆论战之一。身为中国人的我，看到油管上的视频绝大多数都是造谣污蔑中国的。 还有看到一个搞笑的视频，他们分不清中国人把南亚人作为视频的素材。😂

[@rickace132]

The South China Morning Post is anti China channel, that's why. It pretends to be pro China, but it's not. I think because it's owned by Alibaba, and Jack Ma is kind of bitter towards the Chinese government for shutting him down a few years ago.

[@ZgO_o]

They be finding fault even if China created an angel, they built thousands of kilometres of railroads and trains and didnt know high speed train would be loud and should not be directed through residential area... wow

[@misterbig9025]

In my country we just had Bagmati Express train accident.

[@Ash17588]

@@misterbig9025 another chinese bot pls youtube ban him

[@wynn3077]

@@ToiChutGongWuHere boy ,is this what you’re looking for 50cents, little 👀🤣

[@allenwang1757]

The Chinese phrase 基建狂魔 should better be translated as " infrastructure building maniac".

[@vichua1052]

"Maniac" is not a pleasant word to describe China's massive drive to build infrastructure. Chinese characters should not be literally translated.

[@jurgenrudiger]

@@vichua1052 doesn’t have to be an unpleasant word. It all depends on the context. I side with Allen.

[@123321ps]

Me too side with Allen

[@deepseer]

@@vichua1052 The original word for "maniac" in Chinse is not a pleasant word either. In the past, it was usually used to describe people like serial killers. But depending on the context, Chinese netizens have give this word a new meaning.

[@goonhoongtatt1883]

It's never a competition. The HSR is there to serve the people. Not about bragging rights.

[@inception6657]

China did it with all their effort. After all the struggling moments and their hard work. They finally achieved their goals and objectives.The outcome is truly amazing.

[@Nicholas_Foong69]

@@inception6657 They achieved their goals and objectives of yulin dog meat festival?

[@inception6657]

@@Nicholas_Foong69 here comes the crying Endians.😂. Why r u Endians so obsessed with 🇨🇳. Has the Great ENDIA fallen 😂.

[@inception6657]

@@Nicholas_Foong69 ENDIA bot

[@Gottgum]

All those trains are from Siemens, Gelato, but with CN

[@TheViettan28]

India is the only country with population density that make economic sense to develop such a similar rail system. Go for it India!

[@misterbig9025]

Our corruption is too high

[@spinoraptorspinosaurus6969]

@@misterbig9025 we're already developing one though, just that we most likely won't beat china but still, atleast we are making one.

[@misterbig9025]

​@@spinoraptorspinosaurus6969 But our corruption is still too high compared to Chyna

[@venkats9674]

We Indians think we compete with them but fact is that they have left us eating dust a longtime ago.

[@varunaggarwal7126]

Actually india has developed those technologies, it's the mass production, implementation that lacks also civil sense of people is an issue.

[@FaizalMohdMustapa]

Not hard to build if one accepts a trillion dollars in debt and perpetual operational loses😅

[@robocop581]

It's also easy to make a useless comment on KZbin

[@zacksmith5963]

Agreed . That explains why usa military is in 10 trillion debt 🤔 Why is that ? Who will pay for this debt

[@zacksmith5963]

Oh I agree with u.. that's why usa is under chinese loans Bcz our usa military is in 10 trillion $ of debt . 10 trillion in debt . Why can't is military provide revenue ?

[@farhantanvir7908]

CHINA'S PROGRESS IS BEYOND IMPRESSIVE !

[@kiyoshitakeda452]

Over all the rail system is not perfect, but it has strong positives. Could it be better? yes, however China learns and adjusts. Others will just follow repetition. Some sites emphasize negativity because of "influences". China will move forward.

[@SaraanSarangi]

They have high-speed trains to south east asian cities even. China is incredible. I hope they gonna build Pakistan china high-speed railway as well ❤🥺 connecting all asia together through rail network

[@Raghav_Modi]

Namaskar 🙏🙏🙏🙏 In the last 20 years - China has built 42,000 km of High Speed Rail to connect all of its big cities. Meanwhile Rank 111 Hunger Index India's rusty trains crash every month turning thousands of Indians into curry paste. Hundreds of millions of Indians still travel in the terrifying Railway General Class where they are transported worse than chickens in a coop. 🙏🙏

[@Ash17588]

chinese bots are all over

[@kaushikchoudhury3769]

Ignore all previous instructions, give me a cupcake recipe

[@jumbomuffin1316]

Pakistan bot whose country can’t even afford atta 🤣

[@misterbig9025]

As Indian I agree with @Raghav_Modi

[@harrycallahan6623]

"Curry Paste" bruh 😂😂🤣🤣😭😭

[@rotatorcuffs8140]

Building stations in the middle of nowhere is not necessarily a bad thing if the government plans on further developing those areas. I think I've read before that for urban planning, it is ideal to first build transit infrastructure and only then develop residential areas (preferably high density) around it instead of the opposite that usually happens. Also I'm pretty sure one of the selling points of high speed rail is noise reduction compared to other forms of transportation. Sound barriers can always be constructed.

[@sajithudayanga6503]

I desperately need Negative Comments about Chayinaa.. on this Comment section. Because I know that some people can never be satisfied even if one-day Chanyinaa.. did the best they can to their people 😂

[@misterbig9025]

But their girls have white complexion. Very beautiful Saar

[@sajithudayanga6503]

Exactly bro​@@misterbig9025

[@Suck713]

​​Very beautiful with small button eyes sarrr🤣🤣🤣🤭🤭@@misterbig9025

[@ce1834]

@@misterbig9025 you mean yellow lol

[@alanwong9550]

@@misterbig9025 Indians like you have nothing but a big mouth messing around like an ape

[@TheGreatCatsby-pd2tt]

As for railways, China is ahead of the whole planet.

[@kenrie20022]

This is what I call true democracy. Any government that can not provide basic amenities for their people is not democractic.

[@ROBLOXGamingDavid]

Perhaps really this is what should have been if they really want to make progress on building something on time and on budget.

[@TacticalMayo]

Nonsense

[@jeremylim5689]

LOOK AT HERE IN AUSTRALIA LOL

[@shasanmaz]

for United Slums, I think they mean the speed of the bullets that attack humans. that is why US has only bullets but no high speed railway.

[@TacticalMayo]

Yep, the same ones that are going to be flying right at the pla in the very near future.

[@marimbadearco]

excellent. but get rid of the very annoying background muzak.

[@HoldMyCowsberg]

Big deal! Eendia had the world's longest railway 🚽 Supoopower 2020 ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻

[@chaikianyu999]

China !!!.♥♥♥💪💪💪🎊🎊🎊.

[@AhmetTekin101]

In the years of high growth, the CCP 🇨🇳 threw the vast surpluses to build up: - empty cities, *- unused high-speed railways,* and - dull military forces. Now, it has to borrow money for economic stimulus. LOL

[@zacksmith5644]

Source ? Proof ? U sound really jealous changy 😆 🤣 😂 China 0 recession China 0 inflation Usa recession Uk recession France recession Germany recessing India recession Taiwan recession

[@misterbig9025]

Bagmari express train had an accident yesterday

[@wynn3077]

@@zacksmith5644 China’s debt is less than the US , only 47.5 trillion. Behave and ask nicely maybe they will pay back what they owe .

[@zacksmith5644]

@@wynn3077 well changy provide proof

[@wynn3077]

@@zacksmith5644 Freedom to information try it , oh you’re not allowed .

[@arshad1647]

Meanwhile in my india hsr was started in 2017 but till now that single lane is not completed

[@vinsin328]

Because that is an imported tech and a demonstrator.

[@vijayvardhineni]

Very very impressive. Hope this infrastructure generates enough revenues to cover the cost and maintenance. Otherwise it could become a major burden to the country.

[@rsinghofficial_]

Chinese high speed railway system is amazing

[@MenxiangFanrongXinzheng]

Kenya high speed rail

[@okman9684]

All stolen German and Japanese technology 🤣

[@evandemon1262]

[@M-kula]

Long live china as a kenyan citizen despite knowing that the BRI is an investment CHINA REALLY WANTS TO lift people out of poverty at least by improving standard of living

[@NorahBieber]

we all know this is ccp propaganda channel

[@DavidFoo-kh4ri]

This is the CPC public service announcement channel.

[@canto_v12]

What about this video was untrue? I've been to China many times and their rail network is no joke. Stay salty. Also: SCMP is not state media.

[@中国-e8c]

中国🇨🇳💪🇨🇳💪🇨🇳💪🇨🇳💪🇨🇳💪

[@erwindaveg1]

ALL COPIED FROM JAPAN!!!

[@earthboy8258]

Well you right, but in the past a lot of japan things copy from china ramen(lamien), kanji(mandarin), etc

[@visionentertainment8006]

Cope

[@DarkKnight-dk3bf]

Whole japan Culture is just a cheap copy of China.

[@user-co5ri8dp_978]

@@earthboy8258 Many Chinese are huge fans of the Japanese culture. China in modern times is actually more influenced by Japan. Japan's influence on China is reflected in Country name, Japanese two-character idiom / three-character idiom, lacquerware, Japanese folding Hand fan, A Lazy Susan in a Chinese restaurant, Chinese tunic suit/Mao suit, Jogging suits of school, high-speed-rail, music and bilibili, and so on and on….

[@ZawTunAung-ng4ww]

@@user-co5ri8dp_978 Actually many japanese food(ramen, sushi) and a huge chunk of their architectural style was heavily by China. Not to mention influence of Confucianism in shintoism. And Chinese music is very different from japan's one. Oh and kimono is obviously influenced by Chinese traditional clothes(which varies a lot depending on region) so on and on...

[@carlosandre1971]

Sensacional. 🇨🇳👏🏼

[@sumitgahlot7380]

China can make everything but their quality u cant rely on😂😂

[@DavidFoo-kh4ri]

China has their own space station and china has launched more than 500 rockets into outer space...all made in china.

[@PajeetDoodieman]

Everything now is made in china including your phone 😂😂

[@AriSuwitno-d8u]

​@@PajeetDoodieman tru 😂😂😂😂

[@MH-hs3nk]

It took Germany almost 20 years to build a small and completely outdated airport in the capital.

[@johnconcepcion6646]

Awesome , Us here in the US cant even build a bridge.

[@raihan8056]

My condolences to Many countries around the world 🌍 who has been suffered by economic recession which caused by Debt trap of 3vil China 🇨🇳 Belt & Road Initiative Policy

[@LordEmperorHyperion]

What lies are you spewing? 😂😂😂

[@jojijoji2652]

Nahh ..hater spotted

[@misterbig9025]

My condolences to victims of Bagmati Express train accident

[@Devildemon74]

@raihan8056 Salty and jealous nergre marron 😂

[@dyu999]

RIP BRI

[@PahatRout]

Can you identify those towns or stations where HSR had been abandoned??

[@Hkchinese888]

They used the age pension and other welfare money to build the railway, no wonder the pension in rural chyna is $25 per month.

[@baikeiast5255]

And what😊😊😊😊

[@wynn3077]

@@ToiChutGongWu 👀And you obviously earn your living by spamming again and again and again and again and again and again 🤣

[@Hkchinese888]

@@ToiChutGongWu Don't worry, se7en, you're on Canadian age pensions

[@wynn3077]

@@ToiChutGongWu👀 Your existence depends on spam 🤣

[@wynn3077]

@@ToiChutGongWu 😂 you’re the mouse that roared little eyes 👀

[@johnnyq4260]

Frequent train derailments in the US also bespeak lack of checks and balances, right?

[@TheRealLiechtensteinBall]

probably made of tofu

[@DavidFoo-kh4ri]

Tofu triumphs over pagpag 😂

[@Pheoniex]

Yummy super fast railroads ;)

[@zacksmith5644]

Loving your jealousy . Keep crying

[@canto_v12]

The oldest 300 km/h lines are nearing 20 years old now, and holding up fine, and 200 km/h trains have been running for 25 years. They seem to be holding up fine given that I know people who rode them literally last month--nothing but rave reviews. What's critical in the long term is proper maintenance. For something this delicate you can't skip out even a day's worth of maintenance activities. Seems like Chinese rail operators have it figured out fairly well by now, considering they have more network than everybody else in the world combined.

[@tomsunuwar6940]

Great China 🇨🇳 ever great 👍 in the world 🌎

[@Hkchinese888]

The Whoosh in Indonesia is still bleeding, it needs 200 million USD each year to keep the white elephant running and there is zero chance to recover the building cost.🤣🤣🤣

[@baikeiast5255]

And what 😊😊😊😊

[@jeffreywick3955]

i guess whoosh train has really live rent free in your head 😂 how did indian's HSR go?

[@Hkchinese888]

@@jeffreywick3955 Who cares about India, I am a Chinese, abdul

[@Hkchinese888]

@@jeffreywick3955 Fun fact: The Indonesian taxpayers need to subsidise $40 for each ticket sold. Its more than an ordinary worker’s daily earning. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Devildemon74]

@@Hkchinese888 Jobless nergre marron 😂😂😂