Should China postpone its ambitious high-speed rail.docVIP

Should China postpone its ambitious high-speed rail plans? In a report submitted by the China Academy of Science to the State Council, experts raised questions over the affordability and practicality of the bullet train expansion program, which has triggered a heated discussion. Under the current plan, the central government has authorized a high-speed network that will reach 16,000km by 2020 and service more than 90 percent of the population. High-speed train runs at a speed in excess of 200 kilometers per hour. Their use is rapidly expanding in China as the country strives to relieve pr