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Old 12-19-2010, 10:31 PM
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Ghost towns of China: Satellite images show cities lying completely deserted | Mail Online
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Judging by the photos I would say massive overreach by our friends in China who have the nerve to lecture us about our spending policies ,at least we don't have cities sitting empty







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Stupid peasants! Wouldn't know a good economic stimulus if it bit them.
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Hey, those photos look like Las Vegas or parts of Arizona!
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Looks kinda like my Sim City creations when I was a kid . It will be interesting to see if these cities will fill up some day, and even more interesting to see if China can sustain an 8% economic growth, which is fueling this investment. I wonder what it would be like to drive around in an empty city like that..
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Hey, those photos look like Las Vegas or parts of Arizona!
Look 2500 miles east:

South Florida's Housing Crisis Leaves Behind Ghost Towers - Page 1 - News - Broward/Palm Beach - Broward-Palm Beach New Times
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Looks like a great place to film movies. I bet the Chinese would be excellent hosts at the right price.
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If no one ever lived there, does it still qualify as a ghost town?
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Wouldn't be surprised if it was an accidental release of biological or chemical weapons. Happened in Russia during the cold war - entire towns ravaged due to biological/chemical weapons mishaps. In some cases, they blamed it on "tainted meat sold on the black market"

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