China’s Ghost Cities Are Finally Stirring to Life After Years of Empty Streets

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[–]hennaojichan 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I've always thought the ghost cities were there in case the worst happens and a few or all the populated cities are destroyed in a war. The country can recover much quicker if people have somewhere to go. Population centers are necessary to support factories, labs, etc.

[–]Zapped[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I think the government thought the rural folk would flock to these cities as more and more jobs were created. This article says that China was planning long-term to capitalize on their growing economy, but I think China was spending money on something that was not a sure-thing.

[–]hennaojichan 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's hard to believe anything written about China right now. It's all so contradictory. I've read that the economy is about to collapse but probably the next article will say it's booming.

[–]Chipit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It was never an issue in the first place. China builds the apartments first, then years later people move in. It's how they do things.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

it was probably propaganda by the west calling them ghost cities. Just china building buildings. Not that I'm pro china, they need to be punished for their bioweapon.

[–]ShalomEveryone 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

China, unlike America was looking forward and thinking long term. Those "ghost cities" was merely China's version of, "if you build it, they will come". The government was correct in their belief that citizens will leave the rural areas for the city.

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