With the single train, Shanghai Maglev is still the fastest train on Earth. There are actually two speeds of Shanghai Maglev. 431kmh and 350kmh. The youtuber was experiencing the slower one. the Japanese Maglev. The 603kmh is only the experimental speed, the operational speed is only less than 350kmh. The fastest experimental speed for the Chinese high speed train is even 605kmh. .
Japanese maglev on Yamanashi Maglev Test Line , it travels from one destination to another @603 km/hr
Maglev was developed and manufactured by Siemens. The test track was in Hamburg. The first Maglev line was planned between Berlin and Hamburg. But due to enviornmental issues it never went far. If Germany had autocracy like China, than Germany would have had Maglev trains in 2004-2005