“Beijing Mini-Me” Xiongan Is China’s Largest “Rotten Tail” Project

Due to issues of politics, congestion, or just plain corruption, nations get the bright idea to build brand new capital cities far away from existing urban areas. Sometimes it works out (as with Washington D.C.), and sometimes it doesn’t. China’s Xi Jinping is trying something different with Xiongan, which is being built not so much … Continue reading “Beijing Mini-Me” Xiongan Is China’s Largest “Rotten Tail” Project