> China has ghost cities which they won't populate: the people for whom they were built can't afford to live there The cities aren't empty because of economic

> China has ghost cities which they won't populate: the people for whom they were built can't afford to live there The cities aren't empty because of economics. This is not a big secret. They were built as part of a social plan, along with a nice boost to the economy since they are their own raw material supplier (steel in the US almost exclusively comes from China). The Chinese "ghost cities" are a complete nonsequitor in regards financial planning.