Editing Transrapid (section)

==Alleged theft of Transrapid technology==
In April 2006, new announcements by Chinese officials planning to cut maglev rail costs by a third stirred some strong comments by various German officials and more diplomatic statements of concern from Transrapid officials. [[Deutsche Welle]] reported that the ''[[China Daily]]'' had quoted the State Council encouraging engineers to "learn and absorb foreign advanced technologies while making further innovations." The Chinese deny any technology plagiarism. The [[China Aviation Industry Corporation]] has said the new Chinese "Zhui Feng" maglev train is not dependent on foreign technology. They also claim it is much lighter than the Transrapid product and features a much more advanced design.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,1982476,00.html |title=China Masters German Train Technology, Will Cut Costs| publisher=Deutsche Welle| date=28 April 2006| access-date=27 March 2008}}</ref> The "Zhui Feng" is a low speed maglev design currently in use on the [[Changsha Maglev Express]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-12-26 |title=China begins trial run of domestically manufactured magnetic levitation train |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/china-begins-trial-run-of-domestically-manufactured-magnetic-levitation-train/articleshow/50332685.cms |access-date=2024-12-20 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>