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The Maglev train was built and put into operation in Shanghai in the early 2000s, before the national high-speed rail network was constructed. It consists of one line that goes back-and-forth from a hub subway station to the Pudong airport. There is nothing "new" about it. Moreover, and very relevant to the claims in this video, the technology and equipment for this train were NOT developed in China. They were purchased from Germany, and mainly developed by Siemens and ThyssenKrupp. (This is all easily verifiable by doing some very basic online research.) China has continued to do research on Maglev technology, but it is nowhere near ready for real-world use, and there are considerable technological and logistical barriers to using it commercially. Also, notably, Maglev is not compatible with the existing huge network of high-speed rail track. The national network of high-speed trains (the Gaotie 高铁) uses "conventional" railway technology - i.e., with rails, and not Maglev technology. The primary core technologies were initially acquired from foreign sources, through technology transfer agreements at the start of the development of the high-speed rail network. China has continued adopting these technologies since then. So, "Maglev" is not a realm that has anything going on that is "game-changing", or is really representative of the huge changes and developments that occurred in China over the past few decades. The Gaotie high speed rail (HSR) network, however, has had a significant social and economic impact and does represent a very significant milestone in China's development. However, that's not what gets said in this video. A proper analysis of China's high-speed rail development will at the least need to touch on social, political, economic, demographic and topographical subjects. This 4-minute-long video full of platitudes and generalizations doesn't really do that. (Note that some of the footage of a high-speed trains in China in this video that are implied to be “Maglev” are in fact the Gaotie, and not Maglev: at 0:54, and at 02:13 it's the Gaotie.)
As the video showed, a maglev doesn't have traditional wheels and uses magnets, so its pretty obvious when I used normal rails from China as background imagery. The one thing that you didn't mention was that China copies by buying tech. We've seen this with illegal copies of Russian jets. So yes even though the 4 minute video is full of generalizations, it still hits the nail in the head that they are, in fact, ahead, regardless of the fact that they acquired the means to be ahead from foreign countries. A proper analysis requires me to visit China and get an understanding, not sit in my room and make a video using western sources. Remember, propaganda is not just chinese. You can write long paragraphs speaking about how this is"nothing new" but that won't change the ground reality. I'd suggest taking a deep dive into western progress in the same field before down playing the Chinese.
@@SecondP3rspective I'm an outsider who's spent years living and working in China, and also have an academic background in this area - that's why I was a bit severe in my comments. ;-) I'm not downplaying anything. I've been riding trains in China for decades, and have seen the changes first hand. In fact, the development to the rail network (and transportation infrastructure in general) has lone been one of the measuring sticks I've used as an observer of the changes during this time. And there has been a literal transformation. One factor to keep in mind is that China's infrastructure was neglected for such a long time - not least due to the generation-and-a-half of economic failure resulting from the pursuit of communistic policies, which of course needs to be kept on the CCP's historical Report Card. Once Reform began, basically "everything" needed to be replaced or upgraded, and as a result China's infrastructure now is mostly new and modern, and uses the latest technology. Societies that had developed earlier, naturally now have infrastructure that is older. The large, modern, efficient subway systems in China also need to be considered in this. The biggest cities have extensive networks, while smaller cities also have their own new systems. This effects people's lives on a daily basis, and transforms (that word again) how cities function. And note that these metropolitan subway systems connect to the national high speed rail systems. If you descend into a subway station in Beijing or Shanghai (for instance), you could exit on the other end of your (subway-rail-subway) journey from any of thousands of subway exits all over the country. More broadly, you are certainly very right that most people outside of China don't have a good appreciation for what's occurred. If you really want to offer analysis about China, you go see it with your own eyes. And also it is possible to do higher level and more-detailed research from outside of China. With the way the Party aims to control the narrative (they do have an actual literal Propaganda Department, and it is one of the more "efficient" parts of the government!), some of the best sources of information and analysis are ones from outside of the country.
@@emilgilels Ah okay I understand! I do feel what you wrote is something people need to see, especially in the west. I think a plethora of news outlets just parrot propaganda that China is this or that, and quite a few actually look into whats being done there. As for the CCP, that is something I do agree with. The party does control the entire narrative. When I first met my close friend, he'd recently moved from Shanghai and some of the things we spoke about was bewildering to me. He claimed that the entire region of Asia belonged to China at one point, while we looked at the world map. He went on to say that this is what was taught in school. I'll be looking into more sources but like I said, no source would ever compare to going there and checking it out myself! Something which I plan to do very soon😉
@@SecondP3rspective Good for you. A trip to a different part of the world can change your life. That's what happened to me. And there's plenty of history to read up on first too!
Truth hurts? They're ahead and I want the west to do better, thats why its called 2nd perspective. Also, I'll be making a video on why India is so behind, make sure to watch it.
China does everything the same as Henry Ford did a long time ago, it manufactures a lot of high-quality cars cheaply and sells them cheaply, there is nothing new in this. I also drive such a car, to my satisfaction.👍
come on western countries politicians we need you subsidise to beat china price special Us world number one economy (world richest country and leader ) auto makers need your help before it too late . for sure western countries can beat china price easily and flood with US EV in china , every one will happier with more affordable EV don't apply any tariff china car will make america citizens worst off because can not buy car, completion are good will goods more affordable
100% agree with you, tariffs are just not the right call here. Tesla is actively working right now to get a sub 29K USD EV, but thats nothing compared to the chinese having sub 15K EVs.
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