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E-China: The Bicycle Kingdom is Going Electric

AP looks at the new fad of electric bicycles, for those tired of a long bike commute but who can’t afford a car: Workers weary of crammed public transport or pedaling long distances to jobs are...

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China’s Factories Turn to Yangtze River to Escape Higher Wages

Chinese industry is being driven inland along the country’s waterways, particularly the Yangtze, according to Bloomberg: China’s manufacturers are moving factories inland to benefit from lower wages...

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High-Speed Rail in China: On the Wrong Track?

The Economist questions whether China’s massive expansion of high-speed rail is the best answer to pressures on its transport system: Detractors complain that high-speed rail is too expensive for the...

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10% of Escalators on Beijing Subway Line Fail Safety Checks

A dozen escalators—more than 10% of the total—have been recalled from stations along Beijing’s Yizhuang subway line, which opened in late December. Inspections were prompted by the death of a...

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Investigation Underway into Henan Highway Bus Fire

An official investigation into a fire which killed 41 bus passengers late last month has yet to definitively explain the accident, but overcrowding and circumvention of security checks appear to have...

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Simon Winchester: How Fast Can China Go?

In Vanity Fair, Simon Winchester rides the high-speed rail in China and marvels at how far the country has come, despite the safety issues and corruption in the transportation industry: I think I had...

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Chinese Netizens Deride School Bus Donation to Macedonia After Recent Fatal...

Chinese netizens expressed sadness and anger when a school bus in rural Gansu crashed, killing 20 people aboard including 18 children. The bus had nine seats but was carrying 64 people. Since then, the...

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China Braces for New Year Travel Rush

The Chinese New Year sees hundreds of millions return to their hometowns, placing an enormous strain on transport networks that are frequently already stretched. Many will take home partners to meet...

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Rail Stations to Use Face Recognition Systems

Facial recognition systems are to be installed at three stations on China’s high-speed rail network in order to help catch fugitives, according to Shanghai Daily. Media reports said yesterday the...

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The Greening Of Mooncakes

Amid concerns of corruption during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xinhua reports 85 million Chinese traveled on the first day of the long holiday. Holiday travel has been infamous for straining the already...

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‘At a Crossroads’: Hong Kong Ferry Survivor Speaks

China Real Time Report has posted a survivor’s account of the October 1st Hong Kong ferry disaster, in which 39 people died. Ms. Cheng and her husband, Mr. Lui, 43, an employee at Hongkong Electric Co....

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Hong Kong Crew May Face Manslaughter Charges

Amid the investigation on one of Hong Kong’s deadliest ferry crashes in  decades that resulted in 39 deaths, according to a British maritime expert, the crash was ‘undoubtedly’ caused by human error,...

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Minibus Accident Leaves 10 Dead, 10 Injured

After a bus crash that left 11 schoolchildren dead in Jiangxi, another accident involving an overloaded minibus killed ten people, five of whom were children, from The South China Morning Post: At...

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Coldest Winter in 28 Years Hits China

The cold front that hit southern China a week ago is likely to continue, creating pressure on the country’s transportation systems. Liza Lin at Bloomberg reports: Snow, ice and fog have caused havoc on...

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I Can See Your Mom from Space

Every year, China’s rail system is seized by Chunyun (春运), the mad rush to get home in time for the Chinese New Year (also called Spring Festival). For millions of rural migrants on the country’s...

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Speedy Trains Transform China

The New York Times’ Keith Bradsher reports that high-speed rail has, “without a doubt, transformed China, often in unexpected ways.” Just five years after China’s high-speed rail system opened, it is...

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Highway Reaches Last County, Near Indian Border

Thursday marked the opening of a new highway linking China’s last remaining county to the national network. From Wu Yanping at China Radio International: Medog, a county in Southwest China’s Tibet...

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China Expects 3.6 Bln Trips Over Lunar New Year

With the Year of the Snake reaching its tail end, China has now officially entered Chunyun (春运)—the 40 day period of heavy travel that comes as many in the world’s most populous nation scramble home to...

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Map Visualizes Chinese New Year Migration

As the Chinese New Year (January 31) quickly approaches, an expected 3.6 billion trips will be made as millions of people from across the country voyage home in what is known as “the world’s largest...

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Protests For Sichuan Rail Line Turn Bloody

China’s High Speed Rail network has rapidly expanded beyond the shadow of early disaster to “transform” the country. Over the weekend, Linshui in Sichuan saw bloody clashes between police and...

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