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September 14, 2011

History World

How Fast Can China Go?

On the railways of China and a trip aboard its latest spectacle, a $32 billion line carrying passengers between Shanghai and Beijing at 170 MPH.

Simon Winchester Vanity Fair Oct 2011 25min Permalink