China plans 30,000-km high speed rail network by 2020

The Chinese government is planning to expand the country’s high-speed rail network to 30,000 kilometers (18,600 miles) by 2020, part of public infrastructure spending aimed at shoring up economic growth. Vice Transport Minister Yang Yudong said Thursday the network would connect more than 80 percent of China’s major cities. Yang says China plans to invest […]

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