It never fails to amaze me how hard 50 cents idiots try to distort the facts, even when they are in plain sight:
It is pointless to compare methods of travel between North America and China. With its sparse population density and vast expanses of land, it is illogical for many places in NA to invest in mass transit infrastructure in the same way China does. In China where the population density is high, however, trains as a form of mass transit make a lot of sense.
The problem is, I can't help but wonder whether a lot of these are simply 面子工程 or not. The Maglev train in Shanghai is a prime example of 面子工程 because the track spans a mere 30km and has been a complete commercial failure. People rarely use it, so the train is operating nowhere close to its carrying capacity. And while it can reach over 500km/h, the track is so short that the moment it approaches its maximum speeds, it really had to start decelerating again.
China has indeed been expanding its mass transit systems (train) for the past few years, and in the wake of the global recession, the government has accelerated a lot of the projects to both re-employ hundreds of thousands of laid off workers and stabilize the economy. By and large, those are some very good deeds, but the 面子工程 aspect of the construction cannot be ignored. Unfortunately, the only thing ignorant idiots know and go around boasting about are those very same 面子工程...
Lik 發表於 2009-9-22 09:51 
Remember the time when you said I supported the HST, and how I quote my complain letter to Gordie and Hansen?
So who is the idiot here?
-Lik |