Topic: China
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Why China's Subway Boom Went Bust
Officials say 70 to 80 percent of China's planned subway lines are being postponed. What's the country to do?
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Postcard
It's Valentine's Day in China
Mass weddings, bears eating hearts, kissing contests and more.
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Chinese Urbanization, By the Numbers
Figures from a new report on China's cities show a rapid transformation.
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Videos
How To Jump From China's Monstrous Aizhai Bridge (and Survive)
The bridge is the longest and tallest tunnel-to-tunnel bridge ever built. It's a natural magnet for anybody who likes doing improbable things.
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Is China's Affordable Housing Going to Those Who Need It?
As China works towards big housing goal, questions arise about who's benefitting.
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Toilet Tuesday
UK Bus Passengers Aghast at Poo Tidal Wave
Also, a pilot program to give out free toilet paper in China fails miserably.
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Videos
A Ghost City in Angola, Built by the Chinese
Hundreds of apartment buildings, schools and retail units sit empty, priced out of reach for most Angolans.
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Can an Ancient Chinese City Pursue Preservation Without Disney-fication?
One of China’s last walled cities is having an identity crisis.
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Maps
Breadbaskets and Water Hogs
Stark maps highlight inefficiencies in global food production.
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Olympics 2012
Beijing's Olympic Ruins
Already decaying infrastructure from the 2008 Summer Games should serve as a lesson to all cities that follow.
