PRIORITIES OF CHINESE SPEEDS

Abstract

Dynamic and systematic economic and technological growth of China’s economy at the beginning of the XXI century largely predetermined scale investments in transport infrastructure, primarily in the construction of high-speed rail (HSR). Mobility of population increases, travel time of cargo and passengers reduces, mobility speed becomes record, recently remote areas obtain access to the center part of the country. The authors analyze and summarize the current trends in transport market, assess existing competitive advantages of HSR, financial problems of existing programs and the reformist course that China’s leadership provides for the modernization of the railway complex.