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Since the mid-2000s, the growth of rapid transit systems in Chinese cities has rapidly accelerated, with most of the world's new subway mileage in the past decade opening in China. [11] [4] [12] [13] From 2009 to 2015, China built 87 mass transit rail lines, totaling 3,100 km (1,900 mi), in 25 cities at the cost of ¥988.6 billion. [14]
The high-speed rail (HSR) network in the People's Republic of China (PRC) is the world's longest and most extensively used – with a total length of 45,000 kilometres (28,000 mi) by the end of 2023. [1][2][3] The HSR network encompasses newly built rail lines with a design speed of 200–380 km/h (120–240 mph). [4]
Democracy in China. Ideological debate over democracy in China has existed in Chinese politics since the 19th century. Chinese scholars, thinkers, and policy-makers have debated about democracy, an idea which was first imported by Western colonial powers but which some argue also has connections to classic Chinese thinking.
Shanghai Public Transport Card. The Shanghai maglev train (SMT) or Shanghai Transrapid (Chinese : 上海磁浮示范运营线; pinyin : Shànghǎi Cífú Shìfàn Yùnyíng Xiàn; lit.'Shanghai Maglev Demonstration Operation Line') is a magnetic levitation train (maglev) line that operates in Shanghai, China. The line uses the German Transrapid ...
For the demographics of the Republic of China (Taiwan), see Demographics of Taiwan. China is the second most-populous country in the world and Asia with a population exceeding 1.4 billion. It ranks behind India in both these statistics. Historically, China has always been one of the nation-states with the most population.
While the overall number of overseas military bases has fallen since 1945, the United States, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Russia and France still possess or utilize a substantial number of them. Smaller numbers of overseas military bases are operated by China, Iran, India, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.
According to preliminary data released by the authorities, China's GDP in 2023 was CN￥126.06 trillion (US$ 17.89 trillion [31]) with a real increase of 5.2% than the last year. [32][33] China is the world's largest manufacturing economy and exporter of goods. [34]
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