China speeds past India’s slow train to Himalayas
Wednesday, 17.8.2011Quelle: CNBC/Reuters
Archiv für 'Verkehr'
American Wheels, Chinese Roads
Wednesday, 17.8.2011Good for GM, Good for China How did General Motors, a company not known for nimble adaptation, find success in the Chinese market? Edward Niedermeyer bespricht ein Buch von Michael J. Dunne (WSJ).
Probe finds China train crash ‘avoidable’: Report
Friday, 12.8.2011Quelle: Montreal Gazette/AFP. Ferner: Outrage at Wenzhou disaster pushes China to suspend bullet train project Von Clifford Coonan (Independent).
Shanghai – Honolulu
Wednesday, 10.8.2011Arrival of inaugural China Eastern Airlines flight is first direct route between Hawaii, China (Washongton Post/AP)
China’s train crash exposes leaders’ hubris 中国动车事故的启示
Friday, 5.8.2011Von David Pilling. Quelle: ftchinese.com.
Bullet train rails fare worse after crash
Friday, 5.8.2011Von By Shi Jing und Xin Dingding. Quelle: China Daily.
China [Hangzhou] taxi drivers strike, dismiss pledges to boost fares
Thursday, 4.8.2011“… local media refused to cover the strike …” Von Melanie Lee. Quelle: Reuters. Vgl. 追踪报道 杭州出租车司机吁请“自选成立工会” (Fenghuang Wang) und 杭州出租车司机罢工抗议油价 (ftchinese.com).
Chinese rail crash scandal: ‘official [Zhang Shuguang] steals $2.8 billion’
Tuesday, 2.8.2011“… into his offshore bank account …” Von Malcolm Moore. Quelle: Telegraph.
The bowl broke into six pieces
Tuesday, 2.8.2011China’s media makes rare show of defiance after rail crash cover-up (The Independent)
Media Blackout in China After Wreck
Monday, 1.8.2011“… replacing investigative articles and commentaries … with cartoons or unrelated features …” Von Sharon LaFraniere. Quelle: NYT. Vgl. 悼念温州撞车港人烛光集会 并要求取消对媒体报道禁令 (Radio Australia).
Do not question. Do not elaborate. Do not associate.
Thursday, 28.7.2011The politics of China’s high-speed train wreck “… a major blow to the credibility of the communist government, which had hoped to sell its trains to other countries – including the United States …” Meinungsartikel der Washington Post. Update: China train crash inquiry ordered as public outrage continues China’s premier promises train crash report in response to dissent over propaganda directives to journalists. Von Tania Branigan (Guardian). Vgl. 上海铁路局：温州南站信号设备在设计上存在严重缺陷
Quelle: Zhongguo Zhenquan Wang/Xinhua. Update: Chinese rail crash: premier visits site amid mounting anger Wen Jiabao pledged ‘a probe that will withstand the test of history’, blaming illness for his previous. Von Tania Branigan (Guardian).
Crash Raises Questions on China’s Push to Build High-Speed Passenger Rail Lines
Wednesday, 27.7.2011Von David Barboza und Sharon LaFraniere. Quelle: NYT. Vgl. Artikel von Asahi Shimbun. Ferner: Debate rages around compensation plans (Global Times).
Russia rail: wary of the Chinese 追尾事故或拖累中国高铁出口
Tuesday, 26.7.2011Von Isabel Gorst. Quelle: ftchinese.com.
Opferzahl steigt nach verheerendem Zugunglück (aktualisiert)
Tuesday, 26.7.201143 Tote, mehr als 200 Verletzte: Ein Zugunglück schockiert das Reich der Mitte. Quelle: Handelsblatt. Update: Anger mounts at lack of answers on train crash Von Liu Sheng und Yu Miao (Global Times).
Zweifel an der Zuverlässigkeit der Technik in China
Tuesday, 26.7.2011Rückschlag für ehrgeizige Hochgeschwindigkeitspläne durch schweres Zugsunglück. Quelle: NZZ/Reuters.
Mindestens 32 Tote bei Zugunglück in China
Sunday, 24.7.2011Quelle: Tagesschau. Vgl. D301与D3115在温州追尾 6节车厢脱线 (Renmin Wang).
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An increasingly torrid summer for corrupt Chinese cadres
Sunday, 24.7.2011Chinese railways corruption probe claims another scalp Von Malcolm Moore (Telegraph).
41 Tote bei Brand eines überfüllten Busses in China
Saturday, 23.7.2011Quelle: AFP. Vgl. 京珠高速大客车起火只剩骨架 41人遇难 (Anhui Weishi).
Mercedes’ tiny Smart takes on big boys in China
Wednesday, 20.7.2011Von Fang Yan und Terril Yue Jones. Quelle: Reuters.
The road with the shortest life span in history
Monday, 18.7.2011Blaming the bad weather instead of human haste Von Ni Tao (Shanghai Daily).
Beijing-Shanghai flight prices rebound as high-speed rail deemed no threat Shanghaiist
Monday, 18.7.2011Quelle: Shanghaiist
Beijing: Used car market in turmoil
Monday, 18.7.2011“… more than double the price of a new model, because of strict limits on car purchases in the capital …” Von Li Fangfang. Quelle: China Daily.
Can bad driving be diagnosed? Chinese doctor thinks risky and clumsy drivers should be barred
Saturday, 16.7.2011“Dr. Jin Huiqing talks during an interview in a lab of Anhui Sanlian University in Hefei …” Quelle: LA Times.
China’s new high-speed trains halted again (aktualisiert)
Thursday, 14.7.2011Quelle: AFP. Vgl. 专家称停电反而验证中国高铁安全系统值得信赖 (Renmin Wang/Xinhua). Update: Reuters-Artikel. Update: China urges patience as delays hit high-speed train
“… It is lack of confidence if we immediately get suspicious of the
high-speed rail … It also harms the national interests …” (AFP).
