'Now we have our own permanent magnet synchronous traction system with
   full intellectual property rights, marking a new chapter in China's
   high-speed railways,' Ding Rongjun, who works for the institute, told
   China Daily.

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   Talks began in February this year for state-owned Chinese firms to sell
   high-speed trains to the United States, senior officials said on
   Thursday, a deal that would be likely to ignite controversy.
   The new traction system has been described as a very important factor
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   technologies in meetings with foreign politicians as they seek to move
   the country's exports up the value chain, and Chinese companies are
   building high-speed rail networks in Turkey and Venezuela.

   In 2013, after talks in Beijing with David Cameron, Premier Li Keqiang
   said he wanted a slice of the £50billion High Speed 2 scheme.

   After meeting Mr Cameron and senior ministers, Mr Li said they ‘agreed
   to push for breakthroughs and progress’ in co-operation on nuclear
   power and high-speed rail.

   The successful trialling of the new traction system will be another
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   most innovative where trains are concerned.

   Jia Limin of Beijing Jiaotong University, who heads China's high-speed
   railway innovation program, hopes that the new traction system can be
   up and running across the board by 2018.