The world's admiration for the speed of China's infrastructure construction is hard to ignore. The rapid expansion of the high-speed rail network has become the focus of the world's attention. Behind the glamour on the surface, there is a history that has been deeply buried by Japan, that is, the history of blood and tears of the "Thai-Burma Railway". China's infrastructure madness and Japan's so-called superleast-fast railways have different stories behind them, a little-known and embarrassing history. Whether it is the speed and the cost of flying, or the truth behind the pain, is worthy of our in-depth thinking.
China's infrastructure construction speed has swept the world, and high-speed rail has become a business card for China's rise. Compared with Japan's pursuit of speed, there is a sad history behind it, and that is the "Thai-Burma Railway".
During World War II, in order to facilitate military operations, the Japanese invaders decided to build a direct railway to Thailand for the transportation of military supplies. The construction of this project is extremely difficult, and the standard construction takes nearly 10 years. At that time, during the war in Japan, young and strong people were engaged in the war, and no one wanted to work in the rear for heavy construction work. As a result, the Japanese army resorted to brutal methods, capturing prisoners of war and turning them into coolies and human flesh builders on the Thai-Burma Railway. Chaofengsi. Backer, a Dutch prisoner of war, recalled that the prisoners of war were given only a little rice soup a day, wore shabby clothes, suffered from hunger and cold, and many died of overwork, hunger and cold. The overseers threatened them with guns and demanded that they work around the clock.
Under ruthless oppression, the Thai-Burma Railway was opened to traffic in only one year. The Japanese military was proud of this, and boasted that Japan was the best builder in the world. Behind this so-called miracle is the burial of countless unjust souls. To this day, Japan is still unwilling to admit its mistake to the outside world and has not compensated the prisoners of war.
At the same time, China's high-speed rail development is promoting national development in a more humane and sustainable way. The contrast between the two not only reflects the difference in construction speed, but also highlights the importance of humanistic care.
In the pursuit of infrastructure speed, should we pay more attention to the lives that pay for speed?China's infrastructure madness and Japan's once high-speed railways are both pages of history, and we need to think deeply and learn from them. Even if China's infrastructure is so impressive, it is impossible to ignore the costs. In the history of blood and tears of the Thai-Myanmar Railway, the construction of China's high-speed railway, which is sad, has also left some shadows that cannot be ignored. While the rapid development of China's high-speed rail network has brought convenience and prosperity to the country, it also contains some dark stories of people who have paid for it.
In the construction of China's high-speed railway, there are also many brave workers who have made great sacrifices to complete the task. Safety incidents on construction sites occur from time to time, and each time innocent lives can be claimed. These workers pay in silence, but their sacrifices are often obscured on the surface of society. Under every kilometer of railroad tracks, there may be a worker who has paid silently for the dream of high-speed rail, which has become a fact that cannot be ignored on the road of China's infrastructure madness.
At the same time, China is also making continuous efforts to improve the working conditions and living conditions of workers, but this still requires more in-depth attention and sustained efforts. Behind China's infrastructure is the hard work of millions of workers, and every sacrifice should be the focus of our deep thought.
The infrastructure stories of these two countries, one is silent in the darkness of history, and the other is shining in the glory of modernity. And between the two, in addition to the comparison of speed and cost, what is more worthy of our attention is the care for human nature. China's infrastructure madness is gradually developing in a more sustainable and human-oriented direction, which is a promising future.
Looking back on history and thinking deeply about the future, we should not only pay attention to the speed of construction, but also need to give deep reflection to those who have contributed silently in the process of infrastructure construction. On the road to infrastructure, China and Japan both have their own stories and should be taken seriously.
We should find resonance in the balance between speed and cost, not only for the speed of development, but also for the safety and dignity of every worker in the construction process. This is our respect for the past and our responsibility for the future. In the pursuit of progress, how to care more about those who work hard will be an important issue that needs to be considered and solved in our social development.
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