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A ¥2 billion ghost town: China's oversupply problems in tourism
What 'mass-produced' ancient towns reveal about China's growth model of tourism
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Amber Zhang
China's war on pollution started here in this small county, what does it mean for China's future?
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Robert Wu
What does China's “hometown of fireworks” tell about its county-level economy?
Lighting up innovation: Liuyang Fireworks spark China's county-level economies
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Elena Wang
What the “Capital of Porcelain” foretells about China's future
How Jingdezhen became a hub for artists and achieved commercial success
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Amber Zhang
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How to understand young people in today’s China by looking at China’s “Utopia city”?
Understand how tourism drives the economy of Dali City, Yunnan Province through young Chinese's pastoral escape
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Amber Zhang
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How to understand today's China by looking at one of her richest towns?
Local impacts of trade war, decoupling, environmental regulation, industry consolidation and rising labor costs
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Robert Wu
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Understanding China’s future potential by studying a small 4th-tier city (Part 2)
“We are born and raised in Gaoyou and cannot run away. We will retire here, and if the economy is bad at that time and we cannot receive our salaries…
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Robert Wu
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Nina Chen
Understanding China’s future potential by studying a small 4th-tier city (Part 1)
As China is no longer growing as fast, what can we learn from the story of one of its most ordinary cities.
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Nina Chen
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Robert Wu
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