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China: 37,900 km USA: 301 km UK: 1,814 km Germany: 1,885 km Japan: 2,764 km

• throwaway4good 5y ago
  It seems to be me that one of the key strategic goals of China's transportation policies is to avoid a growing dependence on oil imports while its middle class grows. Hence the promotion of electric high speed trains as opposed to planes, and electric cars instead of traditional cars. Really impressive planning and execution that we could learn a lot from in the west.
• nabla9 5y ago
  High speed rail per million people: France 43 km China 26 km Germany 21 km
  • throwaway4good 5y ago
    Exactly - China has way to grow. And the US is missing from your list.
  • abbassi 5y ago
    But you are comparing an old empire like French with a nation that just gain its independence less than a century ago. If you update your statistics 20 years from now, you will be surprised.