If the core mechanical and electrical technology for the high-speed railway, including the cars, signals, and control system, is provided by European firms, just the shipping expenses for the "imported fully-built" huge rail cars would be an astronomical sum.
高鐵的機電核心工程，包括車輛、號誌、控制系統等，若由歐洲廠商承建，光是將龐大的車體「原裝進口」，運費就會是一筆天文數字。