China launching new high-speed train network

The World

China is home to the world’s largest high-speed rail network. And it’s about to get even bigger. The country’s launching a new high-speed system that will cut across bodies of water and along the coast of Fujian province in the country’s southeast. Host Marco Werman speaks with William C. Vantuono, editor-in-chief of Railway Age magazine, about why the US remains so behind Europe and China when it comes to passenger rail.

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