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    SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews 24 Jan 2018
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    1,500 Chinese construction workers built this train station in just nine hours.pic.twitter.com/JSEKpLv37L

    9:38 PM - 24 Jan 2018
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      2. Uk‏ @ukchukx 28 Jan 2018
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        Replying to @SCMPNews @SCMP_News @DoubleEph

        Seems more like assembling than building.

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      3. Chris Schucker‏ @SchuckerC 28 Jan 2018
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        What do you think construction exactly is - they should mine ore from the ground, process the raw material and forge the steel into rails on-site?

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      2. Pork‏ @porktastical 28 Jan 2018
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        1 supervisor 1,499 laborers 0 safety inspectors. The next day...pic.twitter.com/BcbmXuEzbL

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      2. Sidewinder  🇨🇦‏ @sidewindert69ca 28 Jan 2018
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        Especially if it involves spelling.

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      1. Shawn K. Tang 鄧麒‏ @shawnkaytang 25 Jan 2018
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        The collective manpower is scarily amazing!

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      1. Eskimo‏ @cole_esno 28 Jan 2018
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        But in America everyone has to have there pockets filled before this shit gets done

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      2. Jonny Miller‏ @jonnyjmiller 28 Jan 2018
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        China is light years ahead of the U.S. in transportation and infrastructure. The U.S. needs to up it’s game.

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      3. Nick‏ @akaSlickNik 28 Jan 2018
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        #Commie

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