China's new high-speed train just set a new record as the world’s fastest — and it could travel faster than an airplane - eviltoast
When completed, the maglev train will reach 621 miles per hour, much faster than commercial flights.
  • iopq@lemmy.ml
    11·
    1 year ago

    Big cities like Beijing or Shanghai in China are much worse, lower wages and rents north of $1000 and salaries of about $1350

    Workers cram into one apartment just to have a place to sleep

    • hellishharlot@programming.dev
      1·
      1 year ago

      You must not have ever seen a couple of folks making min wage renting a room just to survive. America may not be quite at that disparity level but it is rapidly approaching

      • iopq@lemmy.ml
        1·
        1 year ago

        Couple of folks? There are like a dozen workers bunking in Beijing apartments because it’s just not affordable