Taiwan premier rides on high-speed train during test run

Taiwan premier rides on high-speed train during test run

TAINAN, Taiwan - Taiwan Premier Frank Hsieh claps his hands during a ride on a high-speed railway train as it successfully conducts a test run at the targeted speed of 300 kilometers per hour. Hsieh, inspecting the ongoing construction work, rode on the Japan-made Shinkansen train for the 60-km run in southern Tainan County.

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