China’s new bullet train prototype sets global speed record at 450 km/h in test run - Hindustan Times

Ah yes beating the global speed record of 574,8 km/h!

That’s a bit disingenuous of a headline. They compared a prototype to an inservice production speed. As stated, other prototypes have exceeded 500km/h. Now if this goes into service it’ll hold the record there.

It must be nice to live in a country that is capable of building things other than highways and single-family home suburban developments.

A record in what? It's far behind the world records.

How are they with angles?

Up next: not to be left behind, the west invests in creating an even faster train - codenamed "Snowpiercer."