2010March13: China has built 4,000 miles (6,500 km) of high-speed rail for its train system (Huffington Post). The U.S. has built 456 miles (734 km) of high-speed rail for its train system (Wikipedia).
References: Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/13/us-highspeed-rail-china-t_n_497854.html; Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acela_Express
Image Descriptions: (top) China Railways CRH2 trains in Jinan. The CRH2 is a modified E2-1000 Series Shinkansen. Photo by kanegen, 2008Sept21. Image Location: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jinan_Railway_Station.jpg Image Permission: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license;(bottom) Amtrak Acela Express train, led by power car #2035, at New Haven Union Station in New Haven, CT. Photo by Adam E. Moreira. Image Location: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AmtrakAcela2035atNewHavenUnion.jpg Image Permission: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 License.
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Oh I must say the great chinese always make big projects like the building their country why not the Indian Government do this