That may be the most bitter pill of all to swallow.The accident Saturday has struck the public as something of a national embarrassment. Chinese blogs have been noting that Japan hasn't had a bullet train-related fatality since its service opened in 1964. High-speed rail was introduced to China in 2007.
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China's HSR is developing too fast; 6,000 miles in less than 4 years! That is definitely not a good thing toward safety.Deadly Chinese bullet train crash spawns anger, safety concerns
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That may be the most bitter pill of all to swallow.The accident Saturday has struck the public as something of a national embarrassment. Chinese blogs have been noting that Japan hasn't had a bullet train-related fatality since its service opened in 1964. High-speed rail was introduced to China in 2007.
[Emphasis mine.]
The Chinese may have believed they learned everything they needed to know from the experiences of the French, Japanese, Koreans, even the Taiwanese. If so, they were evidently wrong.China's HSR is developing too fast; 6,000 miles in less than 4 years! That is definitely not a good thing toward safety.
It seems like corruption has been a major feature too. Definately not a good thing toward safety either!The Chinese may have believed they learned everything they needed to know from the experiences of the French, Japanese, Koreans, even the Taiwanese. If so, they were evidently wrong.China's HSR is developing too fast; 6,000 miles in less than 4 years! That is definitely not a good thing toward safety.
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