Kiji Noh in San Francisco: The contrast between Chinese progress and American paralysis has been growing greater and greater. And it’s a serious problem. We talk; they build. We impeach; they build. We campaign for office; they build.

Kiji Noh in San Francisco: The contrast between Chinese progress and American paralysis has been growing greater and greater. And it’s a serious problem. We talk; they build. We impeach; they build. We campaign for office; they build. 中國的進步與美國的癱瘓之間的反差越來越大。 這是一個嚴重的問題。 我們談談; 他們建立。 我們彈劾； 他們建立。 我們競選公職； 他們建立。

Today, there are 37,900 kilometers of high-speed railways in China, with the fastest going 210 miles per hour. As a signal that American politicians, interest groups, lobbyists, unions, and bureaucrats had better get their national goals together – just for our survival as a country – they ought to all go ride a Chinese high-speed train and then come home and ride the Amtrak Acela, which peaks at 150 miles per hour. Then, they should compare comfort, cleanliness, convenience, and service on the Chinese and American systems.

As a contrast between the Panda-inspired Chinese system and the partisan-pork-infighting-pettiness of the current American system, how many airports would you bet we could build by 2035? How many high-speed rails? Anyone who thinks we are going to compete with China without major domestic reform is simply delusional.