For anyone who is interested in the profits and benefits of Chinese HSR, world bank’s on-going study will be a good reference. the study will continue for the next 30 years, and world bank has published a series of papers based on their initial analysis. it would be a very good example for other countries to study as well.
For instance, http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2012/04/05/000333038_20120405014021/Rendered/PDF/667980BRI0P12500Speed0Rail0Final0EN.pdf
or this
http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2013/01/16/000356161_20130116164534/Rendered/PDF/NonAsciiFileName0.pdf
For instance, http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2012/04/05/000333038_20120405014021/Rendered/PDF/667980BRI0P12500Speed0Rail0Final0EN.pdf
or this
http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2013/01/16/000356161_20130116164534/Rendered/PDF/NonAsciiFileName0.pdf