Tag Archives: Urbanization

Urban redevelopment: a city’s life and death

This is the Thinking China Digest, a weekly roundup of recent essays and articles published on the Chinese web, with links to translations on the Marco Polo Project. This week’s digest is taking us through various aspects of China’s urbanization process. Zhang … Continue reading

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Hong Kong’s dirty little secret

Kristie Hang and Benjamin Gottlieb recently wrote a story for CNN’s website about some members of Hong Kong’s underclass: Hong Kong’s poorest living in ‘coffin homes’ Hidden amid the multi-million dollar high-rise apartments and chic shopping malls of Hong Kong’s … Continue reading

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