China has inaugurated today its 9th high-speed railway lines, linking Wuhan and Guangzhou (Canton). It is a particular event because the line has officially become the fastest in the world, with an average speed of 347 km/h, beating the French TGV. The Chinese bullet train borrows its looks from the Japanese shinkansen.

China is planning to open 40 bullet-train lines in the coming years to cope with the increased demand and sustain its growing economy.

The Maglev line in Shanghai is still the world's fastest train, although it is not properly speaking a railway line, but rather an airport transit link.