So maybe China will get a working Hyperloop first.

Hyperloop TT will build a commercial track in China https://t.co/2bspUOxMsa via @engadget

— Bibop G. Gresta (@BibopGGresta) July 19, 2018

Turns out, the test track will not be very far from where I used to live. About 2 hours by (slow) train.

The route itself will be located somewhere in Tongren, a prefecture in eastern Guizhou, and will cover an initial distance of 10 km (6.2 miles). There’s no indication of if the line will connect two significant landmarks or areas, at least not at this early stage. At that short distance, it’s not likely that the tube will be able to reach the speeds that Hyperloop promises, at least on paper.

Foreign companies are obliged to create a Chinese branch and partner with Chinese companies to do business in China. Thereupon China will copy the technology and build Hyperloops all over the damn place, while claiming it was their tech all along.