Have you ever heard of the Chinese protesting a pipeline or challenging eminent domain or screaming NIMBY?
To get asuccessful bullet train network here you’d have to ban cars and trucks to force everyone presently driving to hunting and fishing locations and spontaneous make-out sessions into total dependency on public transport. And there would have to be a way to carry along one’s guns without getting arrested when you connect in a liberal ghetto/city.
The first step to that is make most men gullible and gay...so thy’re trying, but it’s still a long row to hoe.