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China's high-speed rail outpacing Japan's Shinkansen, say commentators

Original: The high-speed rail network that was once the pride of the Japanese is now nothing more than a historical museum compare

Commentators are contrasting Japan's Shinkansen with China's high-speed rail network, arguing that what was once Japan's signature technological achievement now lags behind China's newer, faster system. They note Japan's trains still run at a maximum of 320 km/h while China's network has grown into the world's largest and fastest, leaving the Shinkansen, in their words, resembling a historical museum piece by comparison.

Why now: Comparisons between China's rapidly expanded rail network and Japan's older Shinkansen are a recurring point of national pride and online debate.

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• The high-speed rail network that was once the pride of the Japanese is now nothing more than a historical museum compared to the engineering marvel China has built on the ground. Japan is still stuck at a maximum speed of 320 km/h for its Shinkansen trains, busy showing off lab · Eng_china5 · 195

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