O n his first day in office, leader Xi Jinping inherited an ambitious road map to build 10,000 miles of high-speed rail to link China’s biggest cities. He took those plans and supersized them.

China has established the world's most extensive high-speed railway network in just two decades. Since the first line launched in 2008, the network has grown to roughly 25,000 miles, more than ...

The China-Kyrgyz-Uzbek railway will likely face stiff competition from Kazakhstan, which currently acts as the chief node for East-West trade via the emerging Middle Corridor. In the coming years, ...

Newsweek has mapped high-speed rail systems around the world, drawing on data from the International Union of Railways, supplemented with additional sources.. China continues to lead the world in ...

FILE - He Lifen, chairman of China's National Development and Reform Commission, virtually attends the signing of a railway memorandum with Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, on Sept. 14, 2022. (president.kg) ...