Friday, August 12, 2011

DTN News - CHINA NEWS: China Recalls Bullet Trains In New Blow To Technology

DTN News - CHINA NEWS: China Recalls Bullet Trains In New Blow To Technology

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / SHANGHAI/BEIJING, China - August 12, 2011: China's second-biggest train maker will recall 54 bullet trains used on the new showcase Beijing-Shanghai line for safety reasons, the firm said on Friday, dealing a fresh blow to the nation's scandal-plagued rail system.
The recall of the trains by China CNR Corp Ltd comes three weeks after 40 people were killed in a high-speed rail crash, which triggered public fury, unusually bold media coverage and a freeze on approvals for new railway projects.

China's high-speed rail drive was until recently held up by senior government officials as a trophy of the nation's technological prowess. Now it has become a political albatross, drawing scorn from many citizens long frustrated with the hulking railways ministry.

China's fast-growing microblog websites have served to amplify that public anger, and the recall drew more catcalls on Sina's popular Weibo site (weibo.com).

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