Rail official: Faster, safer bullet trains on their way

China is developing faster bullet trains to operate at higher speeds, according to a top railway industry official.

Lu Dongfu, president of China State Railway Group, also a deputy to the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, said the company has launched the CR 450 technological innovation project, which aims to develop a new generation of Fuxing bullet trains that are faster, safer, smarter, more environmentally friendly and save more energy.

Fuxing bullet trains, China's domestically manufactured bullet trains, can travel at speeds of up to 350 kilometers per hour.