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Montreals high-octane passing attack has faced solid CFL defences the last two weeks, losing at home to the Calgary Stampeders, then on the road Saturday to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Jason McCourty Womens Jersey . Its the teams first major move under a new ownership group that includes former Los Angeles Lakers star Magic Johnson. The new deal includes salaries of $13.5 million for next year, $15.5 million for 2014, $18 million each for 2015 and 2016 and $17. Andrew Whitworth Womens Jersey . Colorados first-round pick (third overall) in the 2009 Entry Draft, Duchene has recorded 150 points in 219 games during his three seasons with the Avalanche. BEIJING - Chinas high-speed railway technology is not inferior to any other countrys in safety and sophistication, senior officials said on Aug. 11, 2010. Bullet trains running from 250 to 350 km per hour have operated for accumulated trips of 280 million km in the country so far, Su Shunhu, deputy chief of the transport bureau of the Ministry of Railways, said at a news conference. Related readings: Reforms urged in railway financing system Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed railway kicks off China, Argentina sign $10b railway deals High speed railway to link 2 major cities in Hainan This shows that our high-speed railway technology is mature and safe, he said. The words came after continuous denouncements from a Japanese high-speed rail company, which is competing with China for overseas business. The Financial Times reported in April that Yoshiyuki Kasai, chairman of Central Japan Railway Co (JR Central), which is the operator of Japans oldest and busiest bullet train, denounced Chinas growing high-speed rail industry for compromising safety and stealing foreign technology. On July 27, Yoshiomi Yamada, president of JR Central, compared Japans maglev train to an iPad while calling the Shanghai maglev train a toy, reported the Kyodo News. But in fact, the Shanghai train uses sophisticated Siemens technology, according to earlier media reports. Li Jun, a spokesman for the railway ministrys transport bureau, said the accusations are groundless, suggesting their words are more of a competition strategy in pursuit of their own interests. Chinas high-speed railways have met all international requirements concerning safety. Can they (JR Central) provide evidence to show we fail to meet any safety standard? he said. Some 355 bullet trains are zipping between Chinas major cities each day, including 121 bullet trains at a speed of 350 km per hour. Chinas trains have the highest speeds in the world, he said. In comparison, the opperating speed in France is 320 km per hour, while in Germany and Japan, the speed is 300 km per hour. A.J. Green Womens Jersey. Japan is upgrading an existing rail line to raise the speed to 320 km per hour, he said. Some denounced China for stealing their technology. I am curious to know how can we steal from others when we are the fastest, he said. The ministry plans to use bullet trains running at 380 km per hour on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed link next year, while France and Germany are developing trains that will run at 360 km per hour, he said. China has never denied importing foreign technologies, but we also made a lot of innovations on our own and developed faster trains, he said. A high-speed rail system demands a lot of technological innovations to enhance the speed even by 30 km per hour on top of the base of 300 km per hour. Those reported denouncements and complaints were fired against us because they did not expect China to develop faster trains in such a short time and join the competition trying to cut a slice of the high-speed railway market, he said. China wants to export its own high-speed technology, and many countries - including the United States, Russia, Brazil and Saudi Arabia - have expressed interest. Its main competitors include Germany, France and Japan. No articles in the high-speed technology transfer agreements restrict China from exporting its high-speed trains and technologies, Li said. China will continue to cooperate with foreign companies and form a consortium to bid for some overseas projects, he said. China is now home to more high-speed rail lines than any other country in the world, with a total of 6,920 km of train tracks. The country will spend 800 billion yuan ($120 billion) to double its high-speed rail network by 2012. Different from slow trains that operate on human judgment, the high-speed trains are generally believed safer, as any glitch detected by the trains operation system will stop the train until the problem is removed. ' ' '