American Journalist: “Miracle” Rail on the Roof of World

At the 2025 Forum on the Development of Xizang, China, American journalist Erik Nilsson of China Daily shared insights from his four visits to the plateau, highlighting the region's profound transformations. He was most impressed by the development of its transportation infrastructure, noting that the construction of a high-speed train system on the roof of the world, the planet's third pole, “qualifies in many respects as a miracle”.