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Song on China's high-speed railway plan goes viral on mainland but not in Taiwan

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The song, Take The High-Speed Train To Taiwan alludes, to a ride on a railway network from Beijing to Taipei.

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Katherine Wei

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TAIPEI - A catchy song on Beijing's plan to build a high-speed rail linking the mainland with Taiwan has ruffled feathers on the island with officials describing it as an "extension of China's unification agenda".
Take The High-Speed Train To Taiwan, composed by Meng Xudong and Pang Huichen, alludes to a ride on a railway network from Beijing through other cities such as Tianjin, Hefei, Fuzhou to Taipei.
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