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China construction work
![The Message Behind China’s Insta-Hospital The Message Behind China’s Insta-Hospital](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-02-05-5.jpg)
The Message Behind China’s Insta-Hospital
By Jasmine Chia
Building a hospital in 10 days is just the latest manifestation of China’s authoritarian tendency to display power through construction.
![The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge: White Elephant in the Pearl River The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge: White Elephant in the Pearl River](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18087459112210.jpg)
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge: White Elephant in the Pearl River
By Martin Sebena
The bridge will never recover its costs. Hardly anyone can drive on it. So why was it built?
![The Trouble With Chinese Mega Projects The Trouble With Chinese Mega Projects](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-08_13-58-37.jpg)
The Trouble With Chinese Mega Projects
By David Volodzko
Breakneck speed and rampant corruption threaten Chinese engineering projects, from the flashy to the mundane.
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