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China’s electric‑aviation progress is measured by its ability to deploy fleets, not by single‑flight milestones. The country views electric aircraft as part of a broader transport system, integrating them with its existing high‑speed rail network. By 2025 China’s rail lines covered about 50,400 km, with plans to reach roughly 60,000 km by 2030. Rail will serve dense city pairs, while electric planes target thinner regional routes, islands, difficult terrain, cargo links and poorly connected cities. Success will depend on operators running hundreds of aircraft, maintaining them, charging, replacing batteries, ordering additional fleets, and eventually exporting the system.

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