Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

Languages: English. China is aiming to have 60,000 kilometers of high-speed rail active by 2030, cementing its status as the world's leader on railway infrastructure. The nation's rail investment ...

Knorr-Bremse has signed rail contracts with China Railway Rolling Stock (CRRC) to supply braking systems for metro projects ...

Vietnam approved plans on Wednesday for a multibillion-dollar railway with China, boosting links between the two communist countries. Around the region, China has been financing railways under its ...

On his first day in office, leader Xi Jinping inherited an ambitious road map to build 10,000 miles of high-speed rail to link China’s biggest cities. He took those plans and supersized them.

Imagine jumping on a train in southwestern China, traveling some 2,000 miles and arriving in Singapore – less than 30 hours later. That’s the scenario China is envisioning for Southeast Asia ...

China Railway will raise the fares of four high-speed rail routes by 20% to 40% on June 15, despite the lines being profitable. According to "Sina Finance," China Railway Group's financial data ...

DALIAN, China -- China's state-owned railway company has raised prices on major high-speed routes and introduced premium seats to chip away at the $859 billion in debt it has racked up amid its ...