Serbia Overtakes the US

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… in High Speed Rail – with Chinese help and funding, of course. Interesting, because the topography of the Balkans is not exactly conducive to HSR, which requires long stretches of straight level tracks – mountains & valleys be damned.

No mention of what is the gauge of the track.

Serbian section of Chinese-built high-speed railway opens; President Vucic hails its economy-boosting role - Global Times

The Novi Sad-Subotica section of the Hungary-Serbia high-speed railway was officially open on Friday, marking the full completion and operation of the Serbian section of the Hungary-Serbia Railway. …

… The Hungary-Serbia Railway connects Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, and Budapest, the capital of Hungary. It spans 341.7 kilometers [212 miles], with 183 kilometers [114 miles] within Serbia, and has a design speed of 200 km/h [125 miles/hr]. The project was constructed by a consortium of China Railway International and China Communications Construction Company, according to the release.

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China has been strategically building up its ability to ship into Central Europe through Greece and Serbia (vs being dependent on EU member states).

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