Preface
China and Japan are the two giants of the Asian railway field, one is a veteran craftsman who has been famous for many years, and the other is a rising star who has come from behind.
But when these two railway giants are building railways at the same time, why are Chinese railways already in the testing stage, while Japanese railways have not yet started?
Thailand's shrewd abacus
Railway is the main mode of transportation as a country, carrying the lifeblood of a country's economic wealth, with the development of modernization, the traditional railway has begun to transform to modern high-speed rail, and Thailand, a major country in Central and South Asia, is also aware of this.
At that time, Thailand saw that other countries' high-speed railways were so good, and they were determined to build high-speed railways themselves, but because their railway technology was not developed, they wanted to find help from other countries.
When Thailand goes out, the world's two best high-speed rail masters are already at their own doorstep, but the question is, both masters are at their own doorstep, how to choose so as not to hurt the other's face?
Thailand has thought about it repeatedly, and it really gave him a way to get the best of both worlds: let the two masters build at the same time, maybe the two masters can compete and get faster and better results.
Thailand has specifically chosen two railways, and in order to make its neutrality look more complete, Thailand has even forcibly changed the route so that the length of the two railways is the same.
After completing these preparations in advance, Thailand was very satisfied with its best of both worlds, and went to China and Japan with its own plan.
So will Thailand's little abacus evolve according to its own script?
Global Network, "Japanese Proposal: Chinese and Japanese Enterprises to Jointly Undertake Thailand's High-speed Rail Project", 2018.5.4
Engineering makes a huge difference
At that time, Thailand recognized the level of railway construction between China and Japan, and let China and Japan go all out to build, but Thailand never expected that this was the beginning of its own pain.
The mainland's infrastructure level is well-known in the world, and the mainland's trust in Thailand will definitely not be disappointed, and it has begun to show its strength in Thailand, striving to achieve higher results than Japan.
So what is Japan doing at this time? Before starting construction, Japan gave a fanciful speech to Thailand.
He said how superb his high-speed rail construction technology is, and the technical level is several grades higher than that of China, and he will also come up with his latest technology in Thailand, which will definitely be better than this one.
This is like the general before the expedition to boost morale, to Thailand quickly confused who he is, so that every time Thailand thinks of the completion of the high-speed railway, the corners of the mouth can't wait to rise to the heavenly spirit cover.
In the early stage of Thailand to supervise the construction, China was busy in full swing, the railway is also beginning to take shape, and then look at Japan, there is no sign of construction at all, only to understand that the drawings are still in the design.
When Thailand saw Japan's movements, they felt that it was because the new technology was too complex and would take a little time, so they hoped to see Japan's results soon.
It didn't take long for China's construction department to say that it was almost okay, and let Thailand test the initial success, which Thailand was also very surprised by China's speed, and then began to expect Japan to do the same.
When I came to Japan, I saw that the construction was still in the preparatory stage, and when I asked the person in charge of Japan about the design of the drawings, I got the same answer as last time, and the drawings were still being designed.
Thailand is no longer immersed in the beautiful fantasies of the whole day, and soon realized that he was "scammed", how the corners of Thailand's mouth rose when the project began, and how dark Thailand's face is now.
The more Thailand thought about it, the more wrong it became, and it wanted to terminate the contract with Japan, but when it opened the contract page, it was scared off by the compensation again. So Thailand wanted to be a dead horse and a live horse doctor, urging Japan to continue construction.
As the world's strongest high-speed rail builder, why is Japan's project so "difficult to deliver"?
China and Japan compete again for Thailand's high-speed rail, competition or cooperation?", 2018.7.11
Why Japan is so "difficult to deliver"
As early as 1964, Japan successfully built the world's first high-speed railway, and in the following decades, it continued to develop new high-speed rail technology, and Japan's high-speed rail has since emerged in the world.
After the arrival of the new century, the iterative update of technology is getting faster and faster, and the requirements for the level of scientific and technological development are getting higher and higher.
The Japanese have extremely high requirements for construction and craftsmanship, and often refer to themselves as craftsmen.
Twenty years ago, this statement was still quite popular, after all, everyone wanted such a brilliant craftsman to build equipment for themselves.
At present, no matter what the industry, the requirements for efficiency and speed are getting higher and higher, and the high cost performance of construction has become the sweetheart of people's mouths today.
Japan is also very reluctant to update its own technological means and construction level when it looks at its once brilliant technological achievements, so the phenomenon of delay can be imagined.
The Japanese, who have always been arrogant and arrogant, will certainly not admit their backwardness, and the spirit of craftsmanship has become the best cover for their lameness.
In addition, in order to win the full trust of Thailand at that time, the price of the project was very low, and the construction team saw that it was impossible to carry out the project, but the Japanese government chose to ignore it directly, so the project was delayed.
So how did China, which started construction at the same time, complete the task?
NetEase "Fortunately, China didn't win the bid!Thailand's high-speed rail chose the Japanese to build, and after completion, Thailand wants to cry without tears" 2023.11.3
The strength of China's high-speed rail
After Japan's high-speed rail became famous in the last century, the mainland also witnessed the strength of high-speed rail, and the mainland knew that if it wanted to get rich, it should first build roads, so it made up its mind to develop high-speed rail.
Under the huge impetus of the country, the mainland's scientific researchers worked day and night to finally launch the mainland's first high-speed railway, although there is still a gap with Japan, but this has greatly enhanced the confidence of the mainland's scientific researchers.
After that, the mainland continued to increase capital investment, and after ten years of unremitting efforts, it finally upgraded its technology and sat on an equal footing with many developed countries in the world.
The mainland soon gained international opportunities, relying on the mainland's excellent infrastructure speed and successful high-speed rail technology, the mainland soon won international praise with practical actions.
In addition, the mainland is also a very trustworthy collaborator, and once the cooperation is finalized, it will spare no effort to carry out construction, and even if the funds are insufficient, it will not be as cheating as Japan did, and behind all this is the support of the state's strong funds and strength.
epilogue
Thailand's shrewdness ultimately failed to achieve its wish, and the mainland once again used the China-Thailand railway to prove to the world that the mainland's strong high-speed rail technology and infrastructure capabilities, and I believe that in the future, the mainland can achieve more dazzling achievements in the world.
The first automobile industry network "How powerful is China's high-speed rail, I only know the ...... after watching it" 2017.1.7