- The MagLev train from the Shanghai airport to downtown is the new fastest train in the world, with top speeds of 267MPH (though when I took it on arriving here, we topped out at only 186MPH). The trip into town takes 7 minutes and 20 seconds.
- According to CCP reports, there are more 75,000 “incidents of rural unrest” per year in China (that is >200/day).
- 31% of the world’s ketchup is produced in Xinjiang province (northwest corner of China).
- Wuxi, a city of ~4.3 million people, has been without running water for several weeks now. Poisonous blue-green algae caused by water pollution bloomed in the city’s water source, the 3rd largest freshwater lake in China. Temperatures have been in the 80s and 90s but city residents have no ability to wash or shower. CCTV news tagline “China learns from algae crisis”.
- There are 49 cities in China with a bigger population than Houston, Texas.
Also, my hotel has a gun club on the first floor (sign on the left side of the picture below).
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