China's railways, and ours

The Chinese government has decided to dismantle its railway ministry. The commercial operations will be taken over by a new company called China Railway Corp, while the regulatory functions will be entrusted to the transport ministry. The move is aimed to improve efficiency and stamp out corruption. The quality of the service has to be raised to meet the expectations of the country's rising affluent class. The ministry had for long resisted reforms. It was a law unto itself.

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