[Bryanw92]

Not really. The article mentions that this could be the precursor to moving the rural Chinese into these cities to create a huge middle class. Once they forclose on the bankrupt US, they’ll have 350 million coolies to grow rice for them.

[Publius6961]

I have my own theory, but I'd rather not verbalize them because there are plenty of moonbat theories out there that make no sense. Suffice to say that China and its culture always plans, and acts long term.
The reasons and purpose are secondary.

[max americana]

No worries. We currently have a “ghost president” who doesn’t give a hoot about the country.

[Pilsner]

The article mentions that this could be the precursor to moving the rural Chinese into these cities to create a huge middle class

Some of these "cities" work only because they are all but empty. There is nothing like the infrastructure to needed to provide water, gas, electricity, and sewage to the citizens, even by Chinese standards, if the apartments are ever actually occupied. Its not some brilliant, long term scheme, its insanity. If the Chicom Government could stop it, without a crash that would threaten its existence, it would. But it can't, so it allows it to continue.

[Moonman62]

Not really. The article mentions that this could be the precursor to moving the rural Chinese into these cities to create a huge middle class.

Rural Chinese can be very primitive. It'll be worse than the Beverly Hillbillies.

[sand lake bar]

China has a big problem with people coming from rural areas into the large cities. So, the strategy is to create “satellite cities” where people can migrate, and thereby take pressure off the larger urban areas.