From Africa to Southeast Asia, China’s high-speed rail model shows how connectivity can drive development and why the future of global growth may increasingly run on high-speed rail.
STAFF REPORTERS ECONOMY WATCH China & The World Oct 13, 2025
China encounters its fair share of obstacles in its efforts to achieve more and better. And the only way out of this conundrum is to push system innovation, i.e., the restructuring of social, economic and technological systems.
BEIJING REVIEW ECONOMY WATCH China & The World Science & Technology Feb 28, 2023
China’s transportation system has changed dramatically in the last 10 years. The nation finishes the decade with the world’s largest HSR network, longest highway network, most shared bikes, longest metro system and most extensive stock of NEVs.
CHINA.ORG.CN ECONOMY WATCH China & The World Science & Technology Economy Oct 12, 2022
Undeniably, infrastructural connectivity is a ‘game changer’ that can transform an economic backwater into a bustling hub of economic growth.
BEIJING REVIEW China & The World Dec 22, 2021
This is not propaganda. As a frequent visitor to many parts of China, I have seen how the quality of life of common people has risen.
CHINA PICTORIAL China & The World Aug 27, 2021
Experienced, successful and efficient, China’s HSR network is the standard that UK’s rail should be aspiring to, just as Osborne envisaged four years ago.
STAFF REPORTERS China & The World May 14, 2019
The joy and warmth brought by family, whether it’s preparing delicious home cooked food, sharing gifts with little ones or, as Li says, simply standing face-to-face with the ones you love, is why we put up with these difficult journeys through the festive period.
STAFF REPORTERS Science & Technology Economy Feb 1, 2019
Wherever you are right now, there is a high probability something around you was imported from China. You might be using some electronics, in a shopping mall, or driving your car (hopefully not whilst reading this) but no matter what, there is a very big chance you are close to something made from there. This isn’t a new phenomenon of course. China is the number one exporting country in the world, exporting more than $2,157,000 million worth of goods in 2017 alone. Yet how these goods are being transported to European shopping malls, supermarkets and homes, is new. Last month, the China-Europe Express, sometimes referred to as the China-Europe Freight Train, reached a significant milestone, when it clocked its 10,000th journey from Wuhan, in central China, to Europe. Previously, goods from China had always arrived into Europe in the back of a freight plane or stowed in the bow of a ship. The reason for this was simple, air freight was significantly quicker than train and ship freight was a lot cheaper. Yet now, more and more trade between China and Europe is being done along the Belt and Road (B&R) using freight trains, which is reducing costs and increasing delivery speed. From Yilin to London, Xi’an to Hamburg Since 2013 B&R has been connecting China with the rest of […]
Uncategorized Sep 26, 2018
The past 5 years has witnessed the historical rise of Chinese economy as the largest powerhouse driving the world economy forward. The Chinese economy entered the New Normal in 2012. Although there has been no longer two-digit growth, it has still experienced a medium-high growth rate with a better, cleaner and higher-end technology quality.
columnists Economy Oct 9, 2017
Since the reform and opening up, generations of China’s best entrepreneurs have flourished in both internal and external markets through fierce competition, and have made a great contribution to China’s economic and social development. The fostering of entrepreneurial spirit will encourage the entrepreneurs to make even greater contributions and will also bring greater individual vitality.
ECONOMY WATCH Politics Sep 30, 2017