Why China's railways won't take your kids alone

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  Coming up, for parents, summer vacation has a secret upside.

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  Drop your kids at the airport, watch them board with a very friendly flight attendant,

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  and enjoy a blissful week of peace on your own.

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  It's a well-oiled system on the airlines.

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  So when China's railway network now become faster and more connected than ever,

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  many parents naturally thought, you know, why not trains?

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  Just hand them off at the platform, right?

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  Sorry, Ron, the railway's answer is a hard, hard no.

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  So why not?

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  Summer vacation is one of the busiest travel seasons in China,

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  with many families taking trips, visiting relatives, sending their children to summer programs.

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  But what happens is that a lot of parents can't accompany their children on these journeys.

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