The market for Shinkansen technology is growing not only in China, but also in the US (where the state of California wants to build such a system) and in emerging-market countries such as Brazil. With demand extremely large, international competition to construct high-speed railway networks is becoming intense, as the lobbying for the California contract demonstrates.
新干线技术的市场不仅在中国有所增长，在美国（加利福尼亚州有意兴建一条类似系统）和巴西这样的新兴市场国家也有前景。面对这个需求极端巨大的市场，兴建高速铁路网的国际竞争也日渐加剧，这在各国在加利福尼亚州铁路合同的议会游说斗争中可见一斑。而这场竞争不仅停留在技术和速度的层面，也极为关注安全问题。