Already a world leader in train technology, China is set to ramp things up even further as it plans to run trains at 310mph.
After some ten years of research and testing, new traction technology is now ready for use. In May this year the new system was introduced on a subway line in Changsha, capital of Hunan Province.
The technology was developed by China's CRRC Corp at its Zhuzhou Institute in Hunan province.
The technology has been described by key leaders in the project as the 'most important part' of the bullet train development.
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China's leaders have been promoting the country's fast rail technologies in meetings with foreign politicians as they seek to move the country's exports up the value chain, and Chinese companies are building high-speed rail networks in Turkey and Venezuela.
In 2013, after talks in Beijing with David Cameron, Premier Li Keqiang said he wanted a slice of the £50billion High Speed 2 scheme.
After meeting Mr Cameron and senior ministers, Mr Li said they ‘agreed to push for breakthroughs and progress’ in co-operation on nuclear power and high-speed rail.
The successful trialling of the new traction system will be another weapon in the Chinese armory as they look to prove themselves as the most innovative where trains are concerned.
Jia Limin of Beijing Jiaotong University, who heads China's high-speed railway innovation program, hopes that the new traction system can be up and running across the board by 2018.
'The new system has fewer parts than the current traction apparatus, so it is more reliable and efficient
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