Shen Hong, What Price Speed — to Hangzhou in 30 or 40 Minutes? China Real
Time Report, Mar. 16, 2010.
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2010/03/16/what-price-speed-to-hangzhou-in-30-or-40-minutes/
(current rail system: 1 hr; high-speed train: 40 min.; maglev: 30 min. after
$5.86 billion)
-------------Separately
(1) Jamie Miyazaki, China Property Bubble, 1990s Style. China Real Time
Report, Mar. 17, 2010.
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2010/03/17/china-property-bubble-1990s-style/
My comment:
(a) There is no need to read the rest.
(b) We can always dream about "could have been." But that is China's fault.
Anyway Americans have lost faith. Congress is impatient--five senators speak
up today.
(4) 美众议院通过决议案吁中国停止迫害法轮功. VOA Chinese, Mar. 17, 2010.
(412 in favor and 1 against)
(5) 中国租赁北韩港口令日韩担忧. VOA Chinese, Mar. 16, 2010.
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/china/acquisition-china-20100316-87902987.html
My comment: For 羅津港 Rajin Port, see Rasŏn
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ras%C5%8Fn
(羅先直轄市; "In 2000 the name was shortened from 'Rajin-Sŏnbong[-gun]'
[the latter: 先鋒 (郡)] to 'Rasŏn'")