A long conversation with the writer and teacher Jiang Xueqin about the forces reshaping the world, and what they may mean for the decades ahead. The book’s last part looks at the century that is coming from the point of view of travel and connection.
Video: LifeWorthLiving, on YouTube.
A short clip of China’s 603 km/h maglev beside an aircraft.
Japan’s maglev line, built mostly in tunnels through the mountains.
A new tunnel that will shorten journeys across Europe.
A railway across the Arabian desert, and how it is built.
Russia’s planned 400 km/h train and its new line.
A look at the new fast trains planned for Australia.
A short clip of China’s 603 km/h maglev beside an aircraft.
Japan’s maglev line, built mostly in tunnels through the mountains.
A new tunnel that will shorten journeys across Europe.
