[viraptor]

This is a silly comparison. How many cities can China connect with trains vs Australia's 7 cities spread over almost 4k km in both axes... It's not as much "backwards" as requirements are vastly different. Melbourne-Canberra-Sydney could be useful and is getting started now, but I wouldn't expect more for decades.

[drstewart]

China is so much more modern, progressive, and advanced than Australia

[danielbln]

Go protest against the government in both countries and see which is more progressive.

[viraptor]

No idea what this has to do with this thread. And you lost me at the progressive claim...

[drstewart]

You have no idea what China being advanced compared to Australia has to do in a thread replying to someone claiming China is advanced compared to America?

[viraptor]

Are you confused about threads? You're the first one saying China is more advanced here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43981378 as an answer to "it doesn't make sense to compare train systems in those two countries". What is even the point you're trying to make here?

[Apfel]

I think you may be operating under a misapprehension. The word "progressive" is the one people have taken issue with.

China is many things but progressive is not my adjective of choice (I've spent many years living there).