Australian media: High-speed railway will lead China to the road of wealth

Australia's "Sydney Herald" August 26 article, the original title: China to take the high-speed train to wealth three years ago, China plans to build a 13000-kilometer high-speed railway 2020 years ago, this mileage will be the world's other countries combined high-speed rail mileage.　　After the global financial crisis, China pushed the 2020 deadline back to 2028, but the definition of "high speed" was changed from 250 kilometers per hour to 350 km. Like the 19th century railway system that changed America, China's bullet train project is ambitious and could change the country.　　It has created tens of millions of jobs for the Chinese, pushing up workers ' wages. The World Bank has described China's passion as "one of the largest individual passenger investment projects in the country". Moreover, unlike many countries, China's rapid passenger transport through careful planning, has great economic significance. China's provincial cities have been pulled into the world economic circle. "High-speed and large-volume trains are environmentally friendly, can save a lot of energy and promote industrial development," said Lu Xiwei, general manager of China North vehicle Changchun Rail Bus Co.　　These railways will also be open to freight to share the burden of the road. At the same time, Australian engineering and construction Enterprise Downer EDI has placed a 3.8 billion-dollar order with the North conductor, requiring it to provide 78 double-decker, 8-compartment "Waratah trains" to the Sydney Railway Company and maintain them. This is 7 times times larger than the company's previous largest order. Because of the inability to build a large workshop for a one-off contract, Downer also outsourced 624 of its train casings and chassis.　　The Chinese railway Company built 9000 square meters of factory in 7 months, a senior executive said: "In Australia, this is only the time to get a construction permit." Although the factory is only a small point in China's expanding "Railway Empire", the "Waratah Train" project is a highly prestigious contract for the Chinese railway Company. No Chinese railroad company had ever received a contract to export to a developed country. "I've never had a day off in a year," Lu Xiwei said. "I work 364 days a year 365 days, and I put this contract top priority." Australia's ambassador to China, Geoff Raby, said last month: "The world is watching Chinese performance." (Liang translation)