Topic – China
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China seen as overtaking US
Pew Research survey
Foreign image of US is improving, but so is the image of China, which is seen as overtaking the US on the world stage.
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High speed rail service begins from Beijing to Shanghai
Largest network on earth
The Beijing–Shanghai high speed rail line has opened today, marking the world's largest high-speed rail network.
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China wants to dominate electric car market
Wild card for car demand
China outnumbers US on dollars put into electric car industry, but is demand there?
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China launches fuel cell-powered light rail train
Country's first
China recently launched its first hydrogen-powered fuel cell light rail train.
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China moving toward greener transit
Land-use planning needed.
China is working to develop a cleaner transportation system to reduce congestion and pollution associated with its increasingly urban, car-buying population.
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China to tap US high speed rail market
Partnering with GE
China has set out to enter the high-speed rail market in the United States in collaboration with General Electric.
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Chinese train sets speed record
302 mph conventional train
An unmodified Chinese passenger train hit a record speed of 302 miles per hour during a test run of a yet-to-be opened link between Beijing and Shanghai.
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Japan suggests loan for California high-speed rail
CA Governor rides bullet
On Monday, Japanese Transportation Minister, Sieji Maehara announced that his government is prepared to extend loans to the State of…
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Chinese company experiments with new bus
"3D Fast Bus"
A bus that allows cars to pass underneath is the talk of a transportation conference in China.
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