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China’s High Speed Rail Adding Face Recognition in Stations

China’s High Speed Rail Adding Face Recognition in Stations

If China’s high-speed rail wasn’t high-tech enough for you, you’re in luck, because it’s about to get high-tech-er. This morning, the People’s Daily reports that the Beijing-Shanghai high speed rail
C. Custer · · 2 min read
Chinese Railway Ministry: We’ll Do Better Next Year

Chinese Railway Ministry: We’ll Do Better Next Year

China’s Railway Ministry’s forays into the world of advanced technology have gone well. In cyberspace there was the embarassing disaster of this year’s online ticketing system, which started broken and
C. Custer · · 1 min read
Over a Billion People Have Visited China’s Train Ticket Site

Over a Billion People Have Visited China’s Train Ticket Site

More than a million people have visited China's online ticket sales portal, and plenty of them got error messages like this! We’re nearing the two week mark and China’s new
C. Custer · · 2 min read
Wenzhou Accident Investigation Results: Lots of Mistakes, But No One’s Fault

Wenzhou Accident Investigation Results: Lots of Mistakes, But No One’s Fault

This afternoon, China’s State Council held an open meeting, during which it heard a report from the committee assigned to investigate the causes of the fatal high-speed rail accident in
C. Custer · · 3 min read

Sina Weibo Backs Off on Train Crash Topic

For the past nine days, as the domestic Chinese media have alternated between relative silence and unprecedented criticism on the issue of the high speed train accident that killed 39
C. Custer · · 3 min read

China’s High Speed Railway Blues

Chinese designed CRH380A train leaving Shanghai's Hongqiao Station. Credit: Wikipedia What started as a seemingly freak accident is now just getting embarrassing. It seems the new Beijing-Shanghai high speed rail
C. Custer · · 3 min read
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