CRRC cars meet global standards

The president of the North American division of the China Railway Rolling Stock Corp (CRRC) dismissed talk emanating from Washington that the company's rail cars could be used to spy in the United States.

"To condemn CRRC is unfounded," Jia Bo, president of CRRC MA, told China Daily in a recent interview. "The rail car components we make are all in line with the global standard, which has no difference with those made by other suppliers."

The State-owned manufacturer is considered a strong contender for a Washington DC Metro contract, which is likely to exceed $1 billion for between 256 and 800 of the agency's newest series of rail cars, according to The Washington Post.