“\"World Standards\" Highlight China’s High-Speed Rail Strength

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The last edit to this post was made by a senior novice in design on 2016-9-27 at 16:34. “World standards” reflect the strength of China’s high-speed railways. Published on 2016-09-22 at 14:45:00. Source: China Youth Network. As more and more “Chinese standards” become “world standards,” South Korean media has reported that China’s advanced manufacturing industries, including those in high-speed railways and nuclear energy, are rapidly expanding into global markets, resulting in “Chinese industry standards becoming world standards.” (September 17, People’s Daily Overseas Edition) In recent years, China’s railway sector has overcome numerous challenges and achieved remarkable results. Especially in the field of high-speed railways, it has mastered the core technologies; its overall technical level is now among the best in the world, with some technologies even at the world’s leading level. China’s high-speed rail has become the country’s new \"diplomatic card\" and \"image ambassador.\" It can be said that it represents a \"world standard,\" and this is undoubtedly the result of international recognition of China’s high-speed rail capabilities. 　　However, for a developing country like China, which once had a weak industrial base and low level of technology, such rapid progress in high-speed rail construction was something that people could hardly imagine back in earlier years. During his visit to Japan in 1978, Deng Xiaoping, while riding on Japan’s Shinkansen train with a speed of 210 kilometers per hour, expressed the thought that \"we really need to move fast now.\" Just last year, a Swede recorded a video while on the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, showing that a coin remained upright at a speed of 300 kilometers per hour for 8 minutes, which amazed many foreign visitors. China’s high-speed rail has evolved from imitation to surpassing others, and from that to excellence; today it stands at the center of the world stage with high standards. This achievement was hard-won and truly astonishing to the world. 　　Over the years, the professionals working on China’s high-speed railways have strived constantly with a commitment to excellence, striving to go even further. This effort has enabled \"Made in China,\" represented by China’s high-speed railways, to evolve gradually toward \"Smart Made in China.\" Starting in 1997, Chinese railways underwent six major speed increases, and by 2007, when the High-Speed Train series was put into operation on a large scale, Chinese railways transitioned from the conventional speed era to the high-speed era. Even so, the \"Harmony\" trains are constantly being upgraded. 　　It can be said that China’s high-speed rail system started from a state of complete poverty and lack of resources. Today, it has successfully developed the world’s largest high-speed rail network, built the most advanced technology platform for high-speed trains, and now possesses the capability to export China’s concepts, standards, technologies, and products related to high-speed rail. And these are precisely the reasons that give **** and the Prime Minister the confidence to \"promote\" China’s high-speed railways during their overseas visits. 　　“\"A sharp sword is forged through grinding.\" Starting from the introduction of technology and moving on to independent innovation, and from collaborative development to full self-innovation, Chinese high-speed railways have been \"tempered\" by extreme cold, fog, willow fluff, and sandstorms. The standards for Chinese high-speed railways are gradually surpassing the former \"European standards\" and \"Japanese standards,\" pushing the \"Chinese standard\" toward becoming a \"world standard,\" which is being adopted by an increasing number of countries. 　　From having \"nothing\" ten years ago to now achieving success in going global, Chinese high-speed railways have made a leap from following international standards to setting them. The fact that Chinese high-speed railways repeatedly fill gaps in the world and break world records demonstrates the progress achieved through technological innovation over the past 30-plus years of reform and opening up in China, resulting in the emergence of a brilliant achievement that represents the \"Chinese Dream\". 　　Of course, while celebrating these achievements, it is also necessary to recognize that technological development is like rowing against the current – if you do not move forward, you will fall back. Only by continuing to pursue research and exploration, and by constantly improving technical standards without becoming satisfied with current achievements, can China’s high-speed rail make its \"Chinese standards\" more scientific and reasonable, ensuring that these standards remain on par with world standards. Looking back, there is every reason to believe that those working in China’s high-speed rail sector will continue to strive for progress and move forward with determination. I look forward to more “Chinese standards” becoming “world standards”. (Wang Zhengnan)