More news about the 21st Century being the Chinese century

From the Telegraph (UK), "China planning 'world's fastest train' from Beijing to Shanghai":

New technology will enable trains to travel at 380 km or 236 miles an hour, 30 km per hour (18mph) more than the current generation of bullet trains, according to the ministry's deputy chief engineer, Zhang Shuguang. ...

Officials have been torn between improving the extensive and reliable but slow services linking cities across the country and building high-tech lines between major cities. But they have also been encouraged by the initial success of the bullet train that since July has reduced journey times from Beijing to the nearest port at Tianjin to just half an hour.

Meanwhile, the dominant U.S. energy policy right now seems to be more drilling.

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