Menu
Account
Home
My AccountSign In
About Us
Advertise
Syndication
Write for Us
Contact Us
China ghost cities
The Truth About China’s Ghost Cities
By Wade Shepard
The same process that produces currently underpopulated new areas has created some of the world’s most successful cities
Read Story
China Is Still Building Ghost Cities
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.
Read Story
China Is Still Building Ghost Cities
The Real History of the South China Sea Disputes
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.
Read Story
The Real History of the South China Sea Disputes
China’s Man-Made Cities: Wisdom or Folly?
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.
Read Story
China’s Man-Made Cities: Wisdom or Folly?
China’s Emerging Speculation Problem
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.
Read Story
China’s Emerging Speculation Problem
Newsletter
Sign up for our weekly newsletter
The Diplomat Brief
Interview
Andrew Erickson and Ryan Martinson on China and the Maritime Gray Zone
May 14, 2019
Andrew Erickson and Ryan Martinson on China and the Maritime Gray Zone
How China thinks about and acts in the maritime gray zone, and what that means for the region’s future.  
Read Interview
More Interviews