China and the United States are competing in the air, this time choosing to act on the home field of United States, Lin Jian has taken the lead, who loses and who wins? Can Biden answer the question raised by the Chinese side?
On the 16th, Lin Jian, spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of our country, published a picture and text on the social media X platform, comparing the construction of the Sino-US railway, the shocking scene of multiple Chinese high-speed railways running side by side at the top, and a train United States the National Railway Passenger Company below. Judging from these two images alone, the visuals are very stark. China's high-speed rail is like "ten thousand arrows at the same time", in addition to shocking, but also looks very atmospheric and advanced, while the United States trains and rails look very old, there is a feeling of rust, the two seem not to be in the same era, but there is a gap of decades. In the post, Lin Jian also asked the US side: "We spend money on infrastructure. What about you, Uncle Sam? ”
It is undeniable that United States economy, science and technology, military and other fields are far ahead in the world, but in terms of railway construction, the United States's "high-speed rail dream" has been frequently frustrated. As early as 10 years ago, many countries in Europe and Asia had already entered the era of high-speed rail, and the first high-speed rail project in United States had just begun. Even if you start later than other countries, as long as you choose a good partner, you can actually catch up with United States. In 2015, China had already intended to United States and cooperate in the construction of the United States Western Express high-speed railway, and China and the United States had reached an agreement at that time, but the following year, United States unilaterally announced the termination of cooperation, resulting in the United States high-speed rail project has been continuously stranded since then.
Then United States is so strong, why can't it build high-speed rail? Some US media believe that the reasons for this issue are very complicated. First, there are serious partisan differences in the United States over high-speed rail. Second, the lack of passenger traffic is also one of the important reasons for the slow development of high-speed rail in United States. Moreover, some analysts believe that the United States government is burdened with huge debts, resulting in insufficient budget to build high-speed rail. If these are the reasons why the United States high-speed rail project continues to be stranded, it can only be said that the United States government may not want to build, after all, if the United States is a superpower that can't even put these problems on the table, then what face does it have to claim to be the world's first power?
In the context of the Sino-US game, although United States may lead China in many fields, United States is obviously still an outsider in the construction of high-speed rail, and there is still a big gap with China's high-speed rail construction. United States there are currently 6 high-speed rail projects under construction or have begun to be constructed, Lin Jianxuan acted on the home of United States, preemptively, and the comparison of railway construction between China and the United States can be said to be superior. As for what Lin Jian said, where United States should spend the money for railway construction, I am afraid that President Biden United States have to think carefully about the answer to this question, otherwise, it will be difficult to block the mouths of the United States people.
It can be said that almost all of the United States government's annual spending is spent on defense. Since the Biden administration took office, United States military spending has risen year by year, and in the past two years, United States's military spending has approached $900 billion, which can be said to be three times China's annual defense spending.United States But if the Biden administration is willing to allocate some of its defense spending to build railroads, United States' high-speed rail will not lag behind other countries by much. Or if the United States develops good relations with China, with the help of China's "infrastructure madness", the United States high-speed rail project has long been implemented. China's high-speed rail will open a new era of 400 kilometers per hour, and United States high-speed rail is still standing still, the United States government should really reflect on it.