Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Nation rolls out blueprint for transport
In the US, there is the National Highway System that connects major cities and facilities. The whole system, including the Interstate and other highways, is nearly 260,000 km long, the largest highway system in the world. Also, there are about 5,000 airports that are used publicly in 50 states. However, when it comes to high-speed rail systems, there is only one that stretches a little over 700km connecting Washington D.C, New York, and Boston. Everything seems to be measured by return-on-investment basis, including the power lines, in the US, which has made the world's most prosperous country comparatively imbalanced in the transportation network.
Now, China has just announced a new ambitious plan for a transportation network that is going to be completed by 2035. The new blueprint includes a 300,000km-long national highway system, a 70,000km-long high-speed railway system, up from 38,000km today, 400 additional airports, and 25,000km of waterways in the world’s third-largest country by land. Amazing scale and speed to build and upgrade the transportation system even for modern China’s standard. Is Taiwan included in the blueprint?
While the US political leaders can see and think only until the next elections, Chinese leaders seem to have a much longer scope to guide the nation. By the way, Xi Jinping will be still in his early 80s in 2035, about the same age as Joe Biden when he will end his current term as the President of the US.
Enjoy reading the article and learn about this newly disclosed blueprint of China’s transport system.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202103/02/WS603d8adca31024ad0baabfd9.html
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