Interests drive competition for high-speed railway stations

The competition between two county-level cities in Henan province, Central China, to be a stop on a planned high-speed railway, is getting fiercer with mass demonstrations and appeals in the cities of Xinye and Dengzhou, urging local officials to act more firmly. This is only one of the several ongoing competitions nationwide for high-speed railways, which are widely considered to promote fast track development. Comments:

High-speed railways bring economic benefits, but in selecting the route the decision-makers also consider the existing economic development of candidate cities. A high-speed railway and a city promote each other and add value to each other. So, people of the two cities, please work hard to develop your hometown because that's more effective than demonstrating in the street.

Qianjiang Evening News, Jan 28