@gutnor has very salient point - China started from nothing and have to create everything....and i mean everything. That 'greenfield' means no existing infra to

@gutnor has very salient point - China started from nothing and have to create everything....and i mean everything. That 'greenfield' means no existing infra to be replaced/removed which has its own costs. infra building in China is vastly seen as in the public good and generally is. Airports, railways, highways are viewed positively by the public and not seen as pocket-lining by large corporates so even toll-roads are acceptable here. politics - there is so much to do and no time to do it. So things get decided and executed at a breathless pace to get China infra on a level with developed nations by 2025. Dont forget China really only started building in early 80's to create infra that in Europe has been around up to a few hundred years. As someone who has lived here in China for more than 10 years it is still amazing to watch first hand. Shanghai for 6 years and now Guangzhou .... the pace is frenetic but bottom line is the quality of life has improved to light years ahead of what i saw when i first stepped across the border to Shenzhen on a short visit with parents in December 1980.