International cooperation

China's two domestic High Speed Rail (HSR) manufacturers, China North Railway (CNR) and China South Railway (CSR), now control the country's entire HSR market.

By 2014, just six years after the launch of China's first HSR passenger service, there was 16,000 km of tracks, connecting most major cities.

However, building more than half of the world's total HSR lines in ten years is just the beginning, as there are plans to add another 16,000 km of track by 2020.

Not just satisfied with domestic expansion, China has been ambitiously extending its influence beyond its borders.

China plans to develop every Silk road country and pledges using $4 trillion in reserves to drive overseas expansion of industry, nuclear and rail