Reference News Network, August 31 report: Argentina's "China Road" website published an article titled "The Chinese Locomotive Runs Faster" on August 29. The reporter is Fernando Capotondi. The following is the translated text:

More than 200 years after the British invented the steam locomotive, China has launched a new high-speed train prototype that can reach speeds of up to 400 km/h on regular tracks, becoming one of the fastest trains in the world. This is neither an isolated achievement nor a miracle of China. The operating mileage of China's high-speed rail accounts for more than 70% of the global high-speed rail total. By the end of 2024, its railway network has served over 2.29 billion passengers and has promoted this transportation model to more than 40 countries and regions.

In addition to these remarkable achievements, China's high-speed rail network has added 10,000 kilometers of mileage in four years, led the formulation of 13 international standards in the field of high-speed rail by the International Union of Railways, and has built an intelligent high-speed rail standard system by integrating advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and cloud computing.

The new high-speed train developed by China has already become one of the main means of transportation in China. The China Railway High-Speed (CRH) trains can send up to 16 million passengers per day. By the end of 2024, the operating mileage of China's high-speed rail had reached 48,000 kilometers, accounting for more than 70% of the global high-speed rail total, covering 97% of cities with populations over 500,000. By 2035, China's high-speed rail operating mileage is expected to reach 70,000 kilometers.

Alain Belloise, President of the International Union of Railways, said that at the time of these achievements, the global high-speed rail mileage has exceeded 65,000 kilometers, and billions of passengers benefit from this fast, safe, and low-carbon mode of transportation every year.

Official data show that China has participated in the planning, design, construction, and operation of train projects in more than 40 countries and regions, and has participated in over 300 international standard development and revision projects.

The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway is China's first high-speed rail line built overseas. The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway has been integrated into the daily lives of Indonesians, reducing the travel time between two cities from 3 hours to about 40 minutes.

From the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway to the China-Laos Railway, and then to the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway, Chinese technology, standards, and equipment are accelerating their integration into the global pulse. At the International Union of Railways conference held in July this year, China State Railway Group signed cooperation agreements with Spain, France, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and other countries.

In addition to the development of high-speed railways, China's railway passenger volume continues to rise. According to a report by China State Railway Group, during the summer vacation period from July 1 to August 23, China's railways transported a total of 823 million passengers, an increase of 6.4% compared to the previous year, with an average daily passenger volume of 15.23 million. In addition, the freight volume of China's railways in the first seven months of 2025 reached 2.33 billion tons, an increase of 3.3% compared to the previous year.

China is turning its railway system into a symbol of the times. While other countries regard railway construction as a luxury that can be done without and pause projects, China keeps breaking records in passenger volume, freight volume, and mileage. The ancient metaphor "the Chinese locomotive" now not only symbolizes the influence of this Asian giant on global economic growth, but also truly embodies the magnificent scene of its high-speed trains racing like the wind. (Translated by Wang Meng)

Two passengers take a photo with a high-speed train of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway at the Halim Station platform in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Xinhua News Agency)

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