This is what you wind up with when politicians set the pace of construction and completion date...
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BEIJING – A Chinese bullet train manufacturer announced a recall Friday of 54 trains in the latest embarrassment for a problem-plagued prestige project following a July crash that killed 40 people.
The recall adds to growing signs official attitudes toward the bullet train are shifting and Beijing might scale back its rapid expansion of the high speed network. A moratorium on new rail projects was imposed this week and the government announced a reduction in train speeds.
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http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/08...est=latestnews
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