Maglev: Shanghai-Hangzhou

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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/

(2) 分析：中国为什么在汇率问题上不松口. VOA Chinese, Mar. 17, 2010.
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/china/20100317-CHINA-CURRENCY-ECONOMY-88198592.html
("章家敦说，中国方面意识到切实需要重新审核人民币在国际市场上的兑换率问题，但
是，他们把这个问题拖得太久了；本应当在国际经济发展强劲的时候、也就是一直到
2008年中期那一段时间，让人民币增值；现在要调整，很难。")

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.

(3) 上海女访民抗议强迫拆迁遭迫害. VOA Chinese, Mar. 17, 2010.
http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/china/20100317-Shanghai-Forced-Demolitions-88167562.html
("据官方的英文《中国日报》报道，上海去年拆迁项目多达一百万平方米，而2008年只
有6100万平方米。上海的土地转让费超过1000亿元人民币，在中国各大城市中，名列第
二。")

My comment: The VOA report cites

Qian Yanfeng, Shanghai residents fight forced demolitions. China Daily, Feb.
26, 2010.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-02/26/content_9506528.htm

(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'")

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