
Why China Built The World’s Most Unprofitable Train Network
Published June 30, 2026
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For decades, the rule of high-speed rail seemed unbreakable. It belonged to small, rich, densely-packed nations with patient engineering cultures. Continental giants were too big, too spread out, too expensive. Geography always won. Then China built the largest, fastest, most advanced network the world has ever seen - …
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