Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 13 minutes ago

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Japan proved high-speed rail could be a money-printing machine. China proved it could build a network faster than anyone in history. But as China’s railway debt spirals past $900 billion, the world is asking: is the Chinese miracle actually a financial time bomb?

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