nucmednet Chapter 739
Chapter 739
Comrade Li finished his speech and Sun Liancheng began his formal speech according to the speaking order.
"Dear leaders, experts and scholars present here. Good morning!"
"Here, I'd like to first introduce an idiom: 'great power vision'! It refers to a global perspective and the ability to plan long-term, transcending narrow nationalism and short-term interests! Looking around the world, there are very few countries building high-speed railways, while in some major Western countries, highways and civil aircraft have always been popular! In my personal opinion, high-speed railways are undoubtedly a sunset industry! Although some developed countries have witnessed its glory, I firmly believe that high-speed railways will soon be eliminated from the stage of history! Although the construction of high-speed railways can bring short-term economic development to our country, in the long run, high-speed railways will definitely be eliminated!
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The benefits of high-speed rail have already been fully reaped by some developed countries in Europe and America! But now we are a developing country struggling to move forward. One wrong step could lead us into the abyss! We must explore a new path for sustainable development, taking steady steps and seeking progress in a steady manner! We cannot rush for quick results!
One has to admit that Sun Liancheng's words hit the nail on the head, and directly touched the hearts of many leading cadres present.
The views he expressed actually coincide with the deep thoughts of many people today.
After all, the leading cadres of this era generally pursue a steady, solid and cautious style of doing things, striving to seek progress and development in stability.
When exploring a completely new field, there are countless factors to consider.
This is by no means a goal that can be achieved overnight or easily.
What's more, technology is developing rapidly at an unprecedented speed, and the rapid changes are dizzying.
Let me ask, who dares to predict what the world will look like in a few years?
Perhaps in just a few years, high-speed railways with speeds of up to 700 to 800 kilometers per hour will emerge.
In this case, won’t the high-speed railways that we are currently spending a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources to build become a pile of useless scrap metal by then?
Therefore, the most critical problem lies in the fact that the scale of investment, whether it is human resources, material resources or financial funds, is simply beyond imagination!
Just as everyone was lost in thought, Wentao stood up and spoke.
Holding a carefully prepared data sheet, he methodically presented to everyone the current tight capacity situation faced by my country's railway transportation sector. Through detailed data comparison, he deeply analyzed the indispensability of building high-speed railways in alleviating capacity pressure and improving transportation efficiency.
At the same time, Wentao also explained some strategic roles of high-speed railways.
High-speed railways in later generations are not just used for economic transportation, but also for military strategic deterrence to a large extent.
A country cannot be at peace without defense, especially when it comes to national defense. Everyone present nodded repeatedly with serious expressions.
Each of them has his own reasons and arguments, and no matter from which angle you look at it, they are equally matched.
The scene fell into silence, and everyone was in a dilemma for a moment.
Sun Liancheng looked at the situation at the scene and found that it was pretty much what he expected.
After all, Wentao is also the well-known Vice Minister of the Ministry of Railways, and he is quite capable. Moreover, it would be too boring if winning was so easy.
"Deputy Minister Wen, according to your point of view, the construction of high-speed railways is indeed imminent, but from the data I have investigated, it is far from the severity of your speech. At present, my country has 8 expressways under construction and 12 civil aviation lines that are about to be opened. As long as the expressways and civil aviation lines are smoothly developed in the future, they can greatly alleviate the tight railway capacity. If we decide to build high-speed railways now, wouldn’t the work of our transportation and civil aviation departments over the past period of time be in vain? Moreover, what is the point of us investing heavily in the construction of a high-speed railway that will be eliminated in the future? I think that high-speed railways are not impossible to build, but on the basis of construction, it is necessary to slow down and wait for the development of science and technology!" Sun Liankou spoke immediately.
"Deputy Director Sun, the advantage of railway transport capacity is not comparable to that of highways and civil aviation! Moreover, according to a survey by the Ministry of Railways, 65% of the people choose to travel by rail. Why is that? It is because highways and civil aviation require a threshold, but our railways do not. We only need a cheap train ticket to get on the train. Moreover, technological development cannot be completed overnight. The replacement of things often requires the precipitation of the times. You say that high-speed railways will be eliminated in the future. What is the basis for this? Could it be that we slow down the road to the great rejuvenation of our nation for an insignificant basis? This is a serious obstacle to the economic development of our country and nation!" Wen Tao began to fight back against Sun Liancheng in a sonorous and powerful voice.
"Vice Minister Wen, I won't accept your accusation! Let's put aside for now whether highways and civil aviation can alleviate the railway sector's capacity constraints. Let's focus on the issue of high-speed rail. Currently, the maximum speed of our existing railways is 120 kilometers per hour, while the speed of existing high-speed railways is 200-300 kilometers per hour. Furthermore, our country is currently crossing the river by feeling the stones. While the speed of transportation is being increased on existing railways, the bottleneck of high-speed rail is also very obvious! That is, its speed limit! We need to take a long-term view. Future technological development will inevitably be an era of high technology. Words like the speed of light and Mach already appear frequently in our current work and life. Are we going to compare ourselves with others by only using 300 kilometers per hour?"
"Furthermore, we can look at some major Western countries where railways have become a dispensable part of life! It's the 21st century now. If we continue to bring something that is almost obsolete to our country and build it on a large scale, it will be a drain on our country's manpower and financial resources. It will be a loss to our country and a disservice to our people!"
Sun Liancheng immediately used his three axes to attack Wentao.
His words touched the hearts of many leading cadres.
Hearing him say this, Wentao felt a little nervous.
I have to say that Sun Liancheng was very well prepared, and his knowledge reserves were very strong!
I heard that he studied abroad and is a returnee. His perspective on things is indeed incomparable to that of ordinary people!
But Wentao knew in his heart that he had to beat him!
If he couldn't deal with Sun Liancheng, the high-speed railway construction would probably be completely ruined!