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> China has the same vast distances across low density areas as the USA does so you can't blame it on Europe and Japan being higher density. There is only one
by seanmcdirmid 3y ago
> China has the same vast distances across low density areas as the USA does so you can't blame it on Europe and Japan being higher density.
There is only one HSR line that has been built in the western half of China, a line from Lanzhou to Urumuqi. It is pretty devoid of rails of any kind on that side. It was a huge technical achievement when they were able to build just a normal rail to Lhasa.
- xenadu02 3y agoI should have been more precise. There are several regions of the US where HSR could be built with similar density to China which itself has lower density than some other countries yet spent the money to build HSR anyway.