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The head of the investment company which owns the amusement park, Chzhen Zheyfu, didn't hide the fact the the project was practically paid off and was turning a profit.

Interesting that the whole project was run by the PLAN...and kept under MILITARY-DISTRICT secrecy. Suddenly, out of the blue, they announce mega-profits, as if they are a glorifiied Six Flags...that surely EVERYONE must have heard about... NOT! And the notion that a bunch of people earning $2 a day can repay the $340 million this puppy cost the "investors" is seriously beyond credulity... This sounds like a typical military "COVER STORY". Pardon my cynicism.

I didn't write it the article. I just thought it was interesting - especially from a former commie periodical. Anyhow, I lean towards your assessment more than theirs.

The money for the aircraft carrier was probably some UN-EU-IMF grant that was fungibled over to reverse-engineering studies of megaships.

Judging from how the Soviets loved to "cook their books" when it came to economic data, I've a feeling the PRC isn't long from a reality check like Gorby got in 1989. Too bad that so many companies rushed into their pyramid scheme - when PRC's house of cards comes crashing down, it's going to pull a lot of international investors with it.