Why High Speed Trains Are Important To The Chinese Army

Robert Beckhusen, The Week/War is Boring: The Chinese military has a new secret weapon: Lightning-fast trains

On most days, China's high-speed rail network is for hauling millions — yes, millions — of commuters, vacationers, and tourists around the country.

But on May 14, one section of the growing network served a very different purpose. A People's Liberation Army brigade from the Lanzhou military region boarded a high-speed train and set off for Xinjiang — 300 miles to the west.

The exercise was a rapid and clever way to move troops around the huge country, something which Beijing is struggling to handle. China has the largest ground army and the longest land border in the world, which abuts 14 nations … more than any other country except Russia.

WNU Editor: Amtrack it is not .... and they run on time (at least when I used it a few years back).