China's High-Speed Rail

China's High-Speed Rail
Michael Christopher Brown for TIME

Engine of Growth
In the past three decades, China has more than doubled the mileage of new track in its railroad system. In the coming year, it will spend $120 billion on the construction of new lines, many of which will handle high-speed rail.

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