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[quote author=franchasng post=139493192]Musk highlights Chinese railway station spanning 170 football fields!


Elon Musk, ranked the world's richest man by Forbes with a net worth of US$807.7 billion, spotlights China train station's vast multi-story structure, sprawling glass-roofed halls and integrated transport network, attracting more than 56 million views online.

One widely circulated comment under the video read, "Welcome to the future! China now operates the world's most extensive high-speed rail network."

The station in Chongqing's Nan'an District commenced operations in June 2025 alongside the opening of the Chongqing East - Qianjiang section of the Chongqing - Xiamen high-speed railway. The line is designed to support trains traveling at speeds of up to 350 kilometers per hour, according to Chinese news site CGTN.

The station houses 15 platforms and 29 tracks, built to handle up to 16,000 passengers every hour, Xinhua News Agency reported.

The station building spans eight floors with a total construction area of 1.22 million square meters, equivalent to 170 standard football fields. Its roof covers approximately 120,000 square meters and weighs 16,500 tonnes.


What is most shocking about this world's largest railway station is the fact that it was built in just 38 months on a mountain! 38 months that countries like Nigeria would have wasted in clearing the site after over inflating the project cost to enable government officials steal more than enough through the project

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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 18, 2026

could have been the standard of NRC Across West and even all of Africa but Nigeria we lack the leverage to hold futuristic ambition.

Are the likes of Innoson and other Igbo business dump n dead or why must it be only Dangote.

franchasng:
That is a honest and bold man talking. That's the difference between white people and black people.


Meanwhile, in Nigeria, Aliko Dangote and all other government made billionaires dont care about how the current corrupt leaders are destroying Nigeria. They don't care as long as their companies are getting tax waivers, forex waivers, government favors to keep expanding while their nation is being destroyed. Do you ever hear Nigerian fake billionaires criticize bad government or leaders in Nigeria? The answer is NO and you know why? Because their wealth came from the government and they know criticizing the government will affect their government made wealth unlike Elon Musk whose wealth have no ties to US government and reason he can boldly criticize Donald Trump's government without fear.


And truly Trump is destroying America gradually without knowing. Americans really need to do something fast to save America like Elon Musk have been telling them.

ratcock:
The Chinese are on a whole new level.
Not a day passes by that you don’t hear news of groundbreaking innovation from the Asian giant.

Compared to this dysfunctional country I really envy those people

Nigeria is not yet a serious country.

China will rule the world for a least the next 100 years!

Risingblue008:
I will keep saying this,

China is the new world power now,
China don dust united states hands down even before biden came into power self,
China don leave this world behind
Take it or leave it,

Only deluded folks still believe the USA is the number one country.

ElevationD:
That’s what the world needs. Progress, development, peace, decent societies. The world needs great thinkers and great leaders. The world needs leaders who will leave it far better than they met it when they were born. A clear example is Li Quan Yu and his great works in Singapore.

While the Chinese, Americans, Japanese, Singaporeans, Malaysians, Taiwanese, Saudi Arabians, UAE and the rest, work hard to make the world great, the Iranians are very busy building weapons of mass destruction and spreading terrorism to destroy the world.

One continues to wonder why the wicked Mullahs in Iran and their evil proxies and supporters continue to exist with their acts of wickedness endlessly.

While they out of jealousy chant “death to America”, “death to Israel”, the Americans and Israelis continue to grow and prosper. While the vampires in Iran continue to destroy their own country, their children and grandchildren live happy, finding fulfillment in the countries that they work hard daily to destroy. While some continue to show us how beautiful China is, they prefer American citizenship. Even the Chinese prefer American citizenship.

In all one must appreciate the beauty and effort of the Chinese government. We also hope that Nigerians leaders can cut off corruption and build a beautiful society worthy enough for the future of their children and grand children.

This American fan is just hyping the USA.

The USA is directly and indirectly the cause of major world conflicts.

The USA of 2026 is like a third world country when compared to China.

EDUECO:
This American fan is just hyping the USA.

The USA is directly and indirectly the cause of major world conflicts.

The USA of 2026 is like a third world country when compared to China.

When you comment on public spaces, learn to back up your claims with facts that are proven and not such comments as you have just done. Such comments are dismissed as irrelevances.

Show us what makes the USA a third world country, compared to the USA. Show us how more developed China is to the USA.

Lifestone:
We Nigerians are quick to appreciate good projects but yet kills such initiative in our country!
1. Buhari in 1984 shut down the Metroline that the government of Lateef Jakande proposed for Lagos.
2. Some Nigerians are today criticizing the Coaster Road and the Lagos, Sokoto Road.
We need to support transformative project irrespective if whether we like the government in power or not. It's our resources, it out life time

Shey we should support projects that will be done and abandoned and the funds diverted into private accounts… Nigeria as a country shouldn’t even be constructing roads in this century except maintenance purposes.

We should have been focusing on building larger infrastructures and human development…

Imagine at this age, we are still struggling constructing internal roads

China's railway and metro system is so dynamic. Infact their entire transport system.
Intra city buses charge just 2¥- 3¥ to any destination even as far as Badagry to Epe .
3¥ is not up to 650 naira
Populated countries like Nigeria need to do more

ElevationD:
All of them American citizens, speaking English with American accent. It is extremely rare and difficult for the Chinese to grant citizenship to people of other countries.

The Chinese loves the USA more than anything, millions of Chinese citizens living there doing Real Estate businesses etc...

Including the Iranian citizens, they want to live in the US, behave like them and live their lives like them Americans.

ratcock:
The Chinese are on a whole new level.
Not a day passes by that you don’t hear news of groundbreaking innovation from the Asian giant.
Compared to this dysfunctional country I really envy those people

The Troubles With China:
Yes,But Can You Eat The' Big Frog '⁉️
i. e.,
1• CORRUPTION IS NOT ALLOWED- as Billionaires and Drugs Pedlers Are Executed!
EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE 1.4 Billions People.
2•They Are Discipline,
3• Very Patriotic- to their Country
4• Very Hardworking,
5• Things Strategically too.
6• No Religion ☯️/ Tribal/ ETHNICITY Allowed- Just A Chinese Philosophy -' One China'
*-BUT THEY( CHINESE ) DO STEAL- Other COUNTRIES SECRETS -as they do To US and Europe 🌍 but you dare not do that in China-that is a BIG Minus to them!
• They Don't believes in DEMOCRACY but Authoritarian Rules and that Cannot Work in A Multi -Polar World 🌍.
- I don't Envy China and their Dictatorship Rules- see how they Messed up Hong Kong,
,I beg park.

Lifestone:
We Nigerians are quick to appreciate good projects but yet kills such initiative in our country!
1. Buhari in 1984 shut down the Metroline that the government of Lateef Jakande proposed for Lagos.
2. Some Nigerians are today criticizing the Coaster Road and the Lagos, Sokoto Road.
We need to support transformative project irrespective if whether we like the government in power or not. It's our resources, it out life time

It's not about liking the givernment in power. You people always like to change the narrative when it doesn't fit you. First of all, it's not coaster road, it's coastal road. That's said, Coastal road is a very good project, people love it, I love it. It's right behind my house. People's problem started when there was no bidding whatsoever for the project. Secondly people complained that the government is focusing mostly in Lagos. That's people's anger my friend, not whether it was a good project or not.

peleson1:
And nigeria had a well functional rail system before China but China now teaches Nigeria rail lines

All thanks to the people that destroyed our regionalism..

Nigeria had many things before Europe during regionalism. Research about it boss..

PlasmaTV:
China had 24/7 electricity before they embarked on other projects.

Only the major cities in China had 24/7 electricity. Other part of China are just like Mushin..

If you’re on TikTok, type this: The other side of China. There are lots of chins content creators wey don expose China, something that you won’t find on Chinese media..

franchasng:
Chinese President Xi Jinping is from Fuping County, a remote village located in the Shaanxi Province.


President Xi didn't focus his regime's infrastructural developments in Shaanxi Province nor in Beijing where he relocated and lived permanently, instead he focused more on far away Guangdong Province which became the most developed Province in China.


He is a visionary leader that ruled his nation with sincerity of purpose, and not with nepotism and bias like your Tinubu a known Lagos Kleptomaniac who became stupendously rich after emerging Governor of Lagos state in 1999.


Sincere leaders that truly cherish their country and want a communal prosperity for their nation dont govern with bias mind and nepotism like Tinubu. Only failed sectional leaders govern like Tinubu and thats why he has been failing. A bias, nepotistic leader like Tinubu cannot inspire citizens outside his tribe to give their best for the collective progress of the nation. No nation develops through nepotism and bias or sectional governance like Tinubu and Buhari did.


Get that fact today!

Dodoyor..

Same China president wey don unalive & chase away many top opposition leaders? Dude is a dictator, the only reason why the west is quiet is simply cuz he’s responding to there request..

Dey play..

ZUBY77:
It's not about liking the givernment in power. You people always like to change the narrative when it doesn't fit you. First of all, it's not coaster road, it's coastal road. That's said, Coastal road is a very good project, people love it, I love it. It's right behind my house. People's problem started when there was no bidding whatsoever for the project. Secondly people complained that the government is focusing mostly in Lagos. That's people's anger my friend, not whether it was a good project or not.

Thanks for the correction, yes Coastal not Coaster! it was a typo. My concern is how Nigerian miss their focus, we can demand accountability without destroying the Project.
We like it when we see outside, but if it's in our country we talk down on it and discourage it. The Coastal Road is one of the multi-state project in Nigeria Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, and Cross River States, a total of 7 States. This project was not build for Lagos State alone It will open up over 700km of our Ocean Coast lines for tourism, promoting blue economy and generating employment.
Why should anyone attack this project. Yes we can call for accountability but let's preserve the project.

Lifestone:
Thanks for the correction, yes Coastal not Coaster! it was a typo. My concern is how Nigerian miss their focus, we can demand accountability without destroying the Project.
We like it when we see outside, but if it's in our country we talk down on it and discourage it. The Coastal Road is one of the multi-state project in Nigeria Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, and Cross River States, a total of 7 States. This project was not build for Lagos State alone It will open up over 700km of our Ocean Coast lines for tourism, promoting blue economy and generating employment.
Why should anyone attack this project. Yes we can call for accountability but let's preserve the project.

I wish this Coastal road is completed to connect the 7 states, it will benefit the country immensely. My worry is that it might be abandoned eventually. I am I support of the road 100%

lightwind:
The Chinese loves the USA more than anything, millions of Chinese citizens living there doing Real Estate businesses etc...

Including the Iranian citizens, they want to live in the US, behave like them and live their lives like them Americans.

Sure because the American society is very receptive. The Americans always talk about the American dream.

The Iranians painfully want to live in America, force the Americans to change their traditions and religions and systematically destroy the country.

The Chinese daily build the future, yet they are behind the Americans. They have always copied American technology. The very wealthy Chinese citizens have purchased plenty of property in America and recently, the American government has started resenting them.

Offpoint1:
We criticize because we know the projects are means of stealing for our politicians, it'll never be completed during their tenure or in 30 years time.

You see how long it take China to complete this project? That's less than 4 years... Nigeria would have taken 50 years and cost 100x

You just hate the president doing it.
Intelligent people know this.
Peter OBI signed Onitsha Monorail MOU since 2010,16yrs after nothing happened.Such a backward act will never be an issue because you love him

ElevationD:
Sure because the American society is very receptive. The Americans always talk about the American dream.

The Iranians painfully want to live in America, force the Americans to change their traditions and religions and systematically destroy the country.
The Chinese daily build the future, yet they are behind the Americans. They have always copied American technology. The very wealthy Chinese citizens have purchased plenty of property in America and recently, the American government has started resenting them.

The American Democrats- Have A Lot To Correct After Mr Trump Leaves the White House:
Good to know - your statements and assertions are perfect and up to date,keep it up 👍.
But many are Fearing Mr Trump impulsive behaviors and even his MAGA Supporters and Many Republicans - Are Now Casting Doubts about his Sincerity and Are Distancing From Trump Compulsiveness but the good thing is that Trump Days Are -Limited In The Whitehouse,
-as Democrats will Clinched Both Houses of Congress and they ( Democrats) Will Reverse All the Anti- People and Anti- Democratic Trump is trying to Introduce,
For Example:
• DEI- Equality Programs that enders Every -American to be Equal Before the Law and Makes American Dreams A Reality
• The DOGE( Dept of Govt- Efficiency)- that became nebulous through- Elon Must And Was Eventually and Horridly Abandoned - meaning,it was just to spite the Great American People by Trump and his Officials!
•-the Unnecessary White House Building will also be abandoned!
As No King 👑 Is Allowed In America!

Basic123:
You just hate the president doing it.
Intelligent people know this.
Peter OBI signed Onitsha Monorail MOU since 2010,16yrs after nothing happened.Such a backward act will never be an issue because you love him

Mr intelligent, you're so intelligent to jump into conclusions that I hate the President.

I hate everything Nigeria politicians after our founding fathers, those were the only people with vision for this country.

ElevationD:
When you comments on public spaces, learn to back up your claims with facts that are proven and not such comments as you have just done. Such comments are dismissed as irrelevances.

Show us what makes the USA a third world country, compared to the USA. Show us how more developed China is to the USA.

In 90 percent of science and technology,China is far ahead of the USA.

In 90 percent of social and economic development,China is light years ahead of the USA.

ElevationD:
Sure because the American society is very receptive. The Americans always talk about the American dream.

The Iranians painfully want to live in America, force the Americans to change their traditions and religions and systematically destroy the country.

The Chinese daily build the future, yet they are behind the Americans. They have always copied American technology. The very wealthy Chinese citizens have purchased plenty of property in America and recently, the American government has started resenting them.

Wetin dis one dey talk sef?

Just travel and stay in China for like one month; then you will discover that the USA is now a third world country when compared to the USA .

Lifestone:
We Nigerians are quick to appreciate good projects but yet kills such initiative in our country!
1. Buhari in 1984 shut down the Metroline that the government of Lateef Jakande proposed for Lagos.
2. Some Nigerians are today criticizing the Coaster Road and the Lagos, Sokoto Road.
We need to support transformative project irrespective if whether we like the government in power or not. It's our resources, it out life time

Mtchewwwww

You started well but just roped in Iran as if they're the first to develop WMD!

Your saviour country with the god complex are the only ones allowed to have it in your opinion!

You are just fodder for propaganda, a well fed bison!

ElevationD:
That’s what the world needs. Progress, development, peace, decent societies. The world needs great thinkers and great leaders. The world needs leaders who will leave it far better than they met it when they were born. A clear example is Li Quan Yu and his great works in Singapore.

While the Chinese, Americans, Japanese, Singaporeans, Malaysians, Taiwanese, Saudi Arabians, UAE and the rest, work hard to make the world great, the Iranians are very busy building weapons of mass destruction and spreading terrorism to destroy the world.

One continues to wonder why the wicked Mullahs in Iran and their evil proxies and supporters continue to exist with their acts of wickedness endlessly.

While they out of jealousy chant “death to America”, “death to Israel”, the Americans and Israelis continue to grow and prosper. While the vampires in Iran continue to destroy their own country, their children and grandchildren live happy, finding fulfillment in the countries that they work hard daily to destroy. While some continue to show us how beautiful China is, they prefer American citizenship. Even the Chinese prefer American citizenship.

In all one must appreciate the beauty and effort of the Chinese government. We also hope that Nigerians leaders can cut off corruption and build a beautiful society worthy enough for the future of their children and grand children.

What's the big deal?

If anyone has ever wondered why English and maths are considered compulsory subjects, this question is the justification!

You read all that and still asked, 😭

Obagreatdatoye:
So what is the big deal on this biggest railway thingy