dmonzel
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Many developments initially criticized as ghost cities did materialize into economically vibrant areas when given enough time to develop, such as Pudong, Zhujiang New Town, Zhengdong New Area, Tianducheng and malls such as the Golden Resources Mall and South China Mall.[15] While many developments failed to live up to initial lofty promises, most of them eventually became occupied when given enough time.[6][16]
Reporting in 2018, Shepard noted that "Today, China’s so-called ghost cities that were so prevalently showcased in 2013 and 2014 are no longer global intrigues. They have filled up to the point of being functioning, normal cities".[17]
Writing in 2023, academic and former UK diplomat Kerry Brown described the idea of Chinese ghost cities as a bandwagon popular in the 2010s which was shown to be a myth.[18]: 151-152
My apologies for attempting to provide you with the tools to answer your questions in the least biased way possible.
Does doing charity streams to raise over $200,000 for Ukrainian relief funds count as evidence? There's this cool Google machine that can answer all of your questions so you're not relying on random people online.
Justified in what? If you're talking about the Ukrainian invasion that's been going on for two years, no he does not.
I'll add to his resume, too. Destroyer of Andrew Tate, bane of the Bald and Fat (Fresh and Fit) "podcast".
Hasan Piker. Hasanabi. Leftist streamer.
I'm not sure what you mean by "who?". Are you asking me who the person that was arrested is, or who Hasan is?
Shit, this is one of the kids Hasan just had on a couple weeks ago.
Totally not the same article, but this has the same news and is free.
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/12/19/the-us-navy-confronts-a-new-suez-crisis
Do you think a video essay is just someone reading off of a piece of paper in front of a camera?