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Re:China unveils 600 kph maglev train by mensetmanusman on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @05:37PM (#27899706)
China can do this because their technocrats have no issue demolishing the homes of half a million rural folks to help the urban elites. There are trade offs in a democracy, it is designed to be slow because as a feature everyone has a voice.

We don’t get shiny trains, but we might have a more stable form of government?

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Re:China unveils 600 kph maglev train by Fricken on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @07:01PM (#27900377)
I don't understand the nuances of Chinese property law, but I doubt you would see things like this if Chinese authorities could run people off their land for any old reason:

https://abcnews.go.com/International/slideshow/stubborn-nail...

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Re:China unveils 600 kph maglev train by pedroma on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @11:52PM (#27915154)
They can just demolish it, because it is their property. It's just the local authorities are stubborn in upholding the illusion of there being a choice in the matter. The media then got involved and it no longer became worth it demolishing it since it sets a good example for public opinion, and the owner will move out eventually anyways.
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