Experts Call for Ministry of Railways Reform

(Beijing) – A proposal to separate the Ministry of Railways' function as the administrator and operator of China's railways system was among several suggestions raised in a forum held by Peking University Law School on July 29, following the fatal train collision in Wenzhou.

Zhan Zhongle, professor at Peking University Law School, said that widespread problems within China's transportation network have long existed, stemming from mismanagement.