The high-speed rail competition between China and Japan

• In December last year, the Thai Government agreed to build a Sino-Thai agreement for high-speed trains, to be started in September this year to build Thailand within the total range of 734 km of high-speed rail. However, only 3 months, Japan and countries in Southeast Asia, China's high-speed rail competition, Thailand are likely to turn to the Government to seek Japan low interest loans. Thailand Government's fickle, and let us realize that overseas high-speed rail will not happen overnight, risks and frustrations are inevitably encountered, but China's high-speed rail must not flinch, to become a real strong in the honed.
  The last two years, China's high-speed railway technology and equipment on the basis of substantial technical accumulation in early, integration, Director of the national high speed rail technology mastery, and has reached the world advanced level, and growing influence in the international arena. China high speed rail into the international market, and Li personally for the high-speed train as a salesman. While the merger of China South locomotive and China CNR, but also speed up the rail transit equipment industry from "made in China" to "created in China" changes, strong impetus to China's upgraded high-end equipment industry, this trend was much bigger and stronger.
  But it is undeniable that China's high-speed rail "go out", in addition to outside with independent intellectual property rights, mainly depends on low cost. That alone, not big enough to support high-speed rail in China based on the world and lead the global trend on high-speed rail. China wants a better world, quality is King.
  This is not to say that the quality of China's high-speed rail is not excellent, but the lack of a set of internationally recognized standards. Although China high-speed rail mileage ranked first in the world, but by high iron traditional powerhouses such as Japan and Germany to establish measurement standards, China's high-speed rail technology the right to speak but not much. High-speed rail in China to export, the key is to master the standard vantage point on a global scale, solve the problem of interface with other national standards.
  Meanwhile, China's high-speed trains overseas, but also to solve the issue of coexistence with local integration. Previously, due to various reasons, may prefer a one-time investment of China's enterprises and foreign enterprises, consider seems more in the long run, good income investment models to explore the international market, such as high speed rail opened, to tickets to cover the loan. This financial model is China's HSR requires careful study and consideration.
  In addition, when we reach the world, breaking the old patterns of political and economic, will inevitably meet the forces of resistance, therefore it is doomed to be a tug-of-war. Thailand high-speed changes before and after interest on loans is just one aspect, there are political and economic game. High-speed rail in China around the world encounter, effectively illustrate this point. At present, Sino-Japanese rail dispute continues, result uncertain.
  Lai Tian Shiyan, an associate professor at the University of Tokyo said: "compared with 50 years ago, in this day and age, Japan faces China and Korea and other Asian countries, development of competition. "High-speed rail in China is hot, let the past be known as Shinkansen high-speed rail technology development starts early Japan seemed insufficient. But Japan has continued to carry out technical upgrading, their high-speed bullet trains also reach speeds of 310 km. After the first round of competition for Thailand high-speed rail orders after losing the Japan now a price war, and how much there is sure to be able to draw this Council?
  1% interest on loans seems very attractive, than provided by the Government of China railway 2% railway system in operation of infrastructure management 4% loan interest discount many, but high operation and maintenance costs in the future is a bottomless pit. Japanese favourite depress commodity prices and means of raising the subsequent maintenance costs, which can be seen from the printer that we use every day. Chinese printers are mainly used by Japan brands itself is very low, and even factory owners are willing to free, but their printer consumables, such as ink cartridges, toner cartridges, are sky-high. Earn money by subsequent supplies, Western countries are common practices in marketing, especially in Japan.
  In this connection, Thailand could not have been unaware of the Government. However, they eventually choose to introduce high-speed rail in China, is also Japan's Shinkansen, is a very complex thing. Not to say that low prices or technology on the line, and also the political, personal and business kickbacks. In short, the water is very deep, end result cannot have one or only a few factors play a decisive role, but many factors combined game consequences.