Ahigh-speedtrainrunsabovearapeflowerfieldinNanchangcounty,Jiangxiprovince,onMarch2.JINLIANGKUAI/XINHUAChinaaimstoaccelerateresearchanddevelopmentofkeycoretechnologiesandapplication-orientedtechnologicalinnovationsthisyear,withafocusondevelopingafasterbullettraincapableoftravelingat450kilometersperhourandintelligenthigh-speedrailtechnologies,saidLiuZhenfang,thepresidentofChinaStateRailwayGroup,whichoperatesthenationalrailwaysystem.Liu,whoisalsoadeputytothe14thNationalPeople'sCongress,saidthecompanywillcontinuetopromoteindependentresearchandtheindustrialapplicationofkeycoretechnologiesthisyear,enhancingself-relianceinrailwaytechnology.LiuZhenfang"Technologicalinnovationcanfosternewindustries,newmodelsandnewmomentum,"hesaid."Itisthecoreelementfordevelopingnewqualityproductiveforces."China'shigh-speedrailwaysareasuccessfulexampleofindependentinnovationinourcountry,andtheoveralltechnologicallevelofChina'srailwayshasenteredtheforefrontoftheworld."Thegroupplanstounveilamoreadvancedbullettrain,theCR450-withatopoperatingspeedof400km/handanexperimentalspeedofupto450km/h—bynextyear.Itplanstocompleteaprototypethisyearandbegintesting.Liusaidachievementsinpromotingself-relianceinrailwaytechnologyhadbeenmadelastyear."In2023,thealliancetopromotescienceandtechnologyinnovationintherailwaysectorwasestablished,"hesaid."TheCR450scienceandtechnologyinnovationprojecthasachievedmajorbreakthroughs."Lastyear,bullettrainstraveledatspeedsof453km/hontestrunsinFujianprovince,collectingdataontrainsrunningatdifferentspeedsontracksthatincludetunnels,bridgesandcurves.Currently,thefastestbullettrainsinChinaoperateatspeedsof350km/halongseverallines,includingtheBeijing-ShanghaiHigh-SpeedRailwayandtheBeijing-TianjinHigh-SpeedRailway.Atraintravelingat400km/hwouldshortenthejourneyfromBeijingtoShanghaito2.5hours.LiualsosaidChinaaimstoachievetechnologicalbreakthroughstoimproveoperationalsafety,enhancingkeyequipmentandinfrastructure."Researcheffortswillbeincreasedintheapplicationofcutting-edgetechnologiesinthefieldofrailways,"hesaid."We'llfocusonpromotingthesystem'sinformatizationandnetworksecurityandenhancingtheconstructionofdigitalrailways.We'llalsocarryoutthestandardization,interconnectionandsharingofrailwayinformationsystems,aimingtoempowertheinnovativedevelopmentofrailwaysthroughdigitalintelligence."Bytheendoflastyear,China'snationalrailwaynetworkextendedfor159,000km,including45,000kmofhigh-speedlines.About80percentofChina'splannedhigh-speedrailwaynetworkhasbeencompleted,withafurther15percentunderconstruction."China'soveralllevelofrailwayinfrastructurehasreachedtheforefrontglobally,providingthefoundationandconditionsforfurtheradvancementtowardahigherlevelofmodernization,"Liusaid.HesaidChinaaimstohave165,000kmoftrackbytheendofnextyear,50,000kmofwhichwillbehigh-speed.Accordingtothenationalplan,by2035,therailwaynetworkinChinawillreach200,000km,withabout70,000kmofhigh-speedlines,includingsomehigh-speedinter-cityrailways.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.