100%. Japan, the Philippines, the ROC and the ROK are all attempting to militarise in an effort to encircle China, and Korea being this big boogieman manufactured by the west is being propped up as an evil Japan must protect itself from.
It’ll be interesting to see how quickly Korea can modernise its navy fleet in preparation for an inevitable confrontation.
But it remains unclear whether these benefits are spreading to the majority of the population living in rural areas.
Hmm, if only there was an infographic showing all the rural areas that have been modernized as a direct result of the 20x10 Regional Development Policy… if only… https://imgur.com/a/2tYC5yx
In Australia the overnight trains between Melbourne and Sydney as well as Brisbane and Sydney are regularly sold out. Quite literally the only reason more trains haven’t been added to accommodate the demand is due to intense lobbying from airport and airline companies. And this existing demand is for a 12 hour rail journey as opposed to a 90 minute flight.
Funnily enough, the replacement trains the New South Wales government is rolling out has even less capacity than the existing trains, meaning the new services will have less passengers before it gets sold out.
I haven’t even scratched the surface on the Laos fast rail or Chinese high speed rail.
The video is from Sam’s POV
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qs3TjHwrZcg