These urban centers draw people from China’s countryside and from around the world to take advantage of new economic opportunities. Click on any city on the map and start your trip around fifteen of ...

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China still has a startling number of vacant real-estate developments, judging from new satellite analysis by DigitalGlobe and Business Insider. Chinese ghost cities have made headlines for nearly ...

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