China is on the charge. It will launch the world's fastest train service on August 1.
The rail service will start from the southern railway station in Beijing, which will also become the largest railway station in Asia. The service will link Beijing with one of China's Olympic co-host cities, Tianjin.
Image: A train pulls in at the Beijing South Railway Station in Beijing, China. | Photograph: China Photos/Getty Images
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