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China’s High-Speed Trains Race to a Trillion Dollar Debt

Last Updated on September 29, 2026 by Jeff Tomas BEIJING – China’s high-speed rail network is widely celebrated as a modern engineering marvel, but it hides a deeply troubling financial reality. Over the past fifteen years, the country has rapidly built over 48,000 kilometers of highly advanced passenger railway track. This unprecedented expansion was originally […] The post China’s High-Speed…

chiangraitimes.com ·2026-09-29

China’s High-Speed Trains Race to a Trillion Dollar Debt

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