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The Truth About China’s Ghost Cities
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Wade Shepard
October 29, 2015
The same process that produces currently underpopulated new areas has created some of the world’s most successful cities
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October 19, 2015
China Is Still Building Ghost Cities
Plans for new urban areas would provide housing for 3.4 billion people -- far more than China's total population.
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China Is Still Building Ghost Cities
April 18, 2015
The Real History of the South China Sea Disputes
Plus, new details on Zhou Yongkang's crimes and another look at China's ghost cities. Friday China links.
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The Real History of the South China Sea Disputes
July 02, 2014
China’s Man-Made Cities: Wisdom or Folly?
The country’s plan to build new cities for the newly urbanized is problematic.
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China’s Man-Made Cities: Wisdom or Folly?
November 27, 2013
China’s Emerging Speculation Problem
With worrisome levels of speculative investment, China would do well to specifically target its shadow banking sector.
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China’s Emerging Speculation Problem
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