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[–] rtxn 24 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Yay, more high-rises to half-build and abandon!

[–] Doorbook 46 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Complained the countries that have housing crisis.

I rather a place were growing population get to live comfortably over an empty space for rich people to kick a ball around.

[–] rtxn 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I have no love for golf courses, but also no faith in the Chinese economy to actually deliver on this (obviously satirical) proposal.

Watch this video. Those massive half-built apartment complexes are not meant for people to live in, they're investments to own ~~by the kind permission of pooh bear~~. They're basically treated like NFTs that occupy real space and never get finished because there is no profit in making them livable once they have an owner.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Those places actually do get populated now, though that doesn't mean China doesn't have a problem.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

You don't kick a golf ball, typically.

[–] prime_number_314159 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is public housing, meaning the funding is coming from the government. They'll be lucky if it gets as far as quarter built.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

China's government is actually pretty good at getting things done

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago

unfortunately for a lot of minorities

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

The goal is to also get rid of r🤮ch people