> every country has infrastructure......China’s flourishing rail system doesn’t somehow explain a special fear of terrorism.
The point, imo, is that high speed rail is particularly vulnerable to catastrophic sabotage.
The paralysis of that system, on a massive country that came to depend on it as an alternative to air travel, would be catastrophic too.
Considering the history, and the present day actions of the hegemonic powers to weaponize islamic extremism, the actions of the Chinese become much more defensible imo.
> every country has infrastructure......China’s flourishing rail system doesn’t somehow explain a special fear of terrorism.
The point, imo, is that high speed rail is particularly vulnerable to catastrophic sabotage.
The paralysis of that system, on a massive country that came to depend on it as an alternative to air travel, would be catastrophic too.
Considering the history, and the present day actions of the hegemonic powers to weaponize islamic extremism, the actions of the Chinese become much more defensible imo.