Are cities expanding too fast and too soon?
By Xue Lan | China Daily | Updated: 2013-04-23 08:07
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Construction of a business district in Tianjin. As Chinese cities compete with each other to become the latest global city, some experts question whether such expensive development is needed and cost-effective. Provided to China Daily |
Editor's Note: A great deal of hope has been invested in the role urbanization can play in helping to drive the nation's next cycle of economic boom. But how can China manage what no other country has ever achieved before, to build so many urban communities in such a short space of time?
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