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China is aiming to build a supersonic “flying train”

A Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL) train stands in Hong Kong, China, August 2, 2017.  REUTERS/Billy H.C. Kwok/Pool - RC132EDF1B00

China is starting research on a “high-speed flying train” which could reach top speeds of 4,000 km per hour. Image: REUTERS/Billy H.C. Kwok/Pool

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