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Infrastructure - Why is China so good at building railways?

Graham Watson

14th November 2018

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Wendover Productions with another fantastic clip - this time looking at China's ability to build high-speed rail. China now has more high-speed rail links than the rest of the world put together, and further, it is also the poorest country in the world to have any high-speed rail connections. This great clip looks at why - and there are some surprising answers - including the fact that Chinese air space is so heavily militarised.

Infrastructure - Why is China so good at building railways?
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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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