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On the right track to faster, convenient travel

By Xin Dingding | China Daily | Updated: 2007-01-09 07:19

When the Ministry of Railways announced its sixth massive speed-up on China's trunk lines on November 17, it was a continuation of a two-part goal.

First, as China matures in its economic development and its status in the world rises, it's eager to prove it can meet its technology needs with a minimum of foreign assistance and develop its own brands.

On the right track to faster, convenient travelThe other aim is by the ministry and a more internal one: to keep Chinese using trains to get from city to city. More urban Chinese are earning more money, and one of the results is that they want to travel more.

On the right track to faster, convenient travel

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