China should accelerate the pace of performance verification and commercialization of its 600-kilometer-per-hour magnetic levitation trains to better compete with established global peers, said the top executive of the country's largest train manufacturer. To reach this goal, Sun Yongcai, board chairman of State-owned CRRC Corp Ltd — the country's largest rolling stock manufacturer by production volume — suggested the government authorize operational performance tests at speeds below 500 km/h be conducted during night-time operations at a high-speed maglev line in Shanghai, according to information provided by CRRC's press office in Beijing. (....)