CRC Blames Rise in Problems with Trains on Manufacturer

(Beijing) – The operator of the country's railroads has blamed an increase in problems with trains last year – some of them fatal – on quality standards falling at a major manufacturer.

The management of China Railway Corp. (CRC) heard at a meeting in December that the railroad system experienced 1,710 cases of train malfunctions last year, including 210 instances in which people on board were killed or hurt, one of the people at the meeting told Caixin.