Chinese state media and social media accounts have ramped up their use of barbed posts as trade tensions escalate.

China’s embassy in Washington, D.C., has shared an image contrasting the country’s rail infrastructure with that of the United States in a pointed jab at Beijing’s rival amid simmering trade tensions.

  • @Baggie@lemmy.zipEnglish
    9•2 months ago

    Wait seriously? I guess yeah I’ve never seen rail when I’ve been in NZ, does the land not really accommodate or something?

    • @absGeekNZ@lemmy.nzEnglish
      12•2 months ago

      So many reasons.

      But smallish population and a big distance between major population centers means rail is expensive. Relative to population size.

      But also the government (for the last 40 years) hasn’t prioritized investment in rail. It is always roads, always.

      • @newaccountwhodis@lemmy.mlEnglish
        9•2 months ago

        But smallish population and a big distance between major population centers means rail is expensive. Relative to population size.

        This is also true for roads. Prioritizing roads is ideologically motivated.