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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,034 posts) Mon Feb 19, 2024, 03:16 PM Feb 19

Inside a Chinese Ghost Town of Abandoned Mansions WSJ

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Inside a Chinese Ghost Town of Abandoned Mansions WSJ (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 19 OP

Yikes. As much as we need housing here, I hope we have sufficient oversight. hlthe2b Feb 19 #1

There's a building in Los Angeles left unfinished by Chinese investors, now covered in graffiti Hekate Feb 19 #2

Here's the development in the video in Google Maps... Princess Turandot Feb 19 #3

Another video with no summary. Give us a reason to want to watch it pls. brush Feb 19 #4

5 minutes long and very informative wolfie001 Feb 19 #5

I mean a summary in the OP, along with the video or link to the video. brush Feb 19 #6

I agree with your request for a textual summary. The short video is extremely informative. erronis Feb 19 #7

Why is this type of negative reporting allowed? I thought Emporer Xi had control of his country. erronis Feb 19 #8

Seems to me that is a good place to entice MAGAts to go live, build on palatial for Trump Bev54 Feb 19 #9

hlthe2b

(102,292 posts)

1. Yikes. As much as we need housing here, I hope we have sufficient oversight.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Feb 19, 2024, 03:32 PM

Feb 19

Hekate

(90,714 posts)

2. There's a building in Los Angeles left unfinished by Chinese investors, now covered in graffiti

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 19, 2024, 03:38 PM

Feb 19

It’s tall. It stands out. It’s abandoned. And it is unusable.

Princess Turandot

(4,787 posts)

3. Here's the development in the video in Google Maps...

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Feb 19, 2024, 04:09 PM

Feb 19

It's in an area called Qipan Mountain:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/CAM94nkcDVGhse1D6

brush

(53,787 posts)

4. Another video with no summary. Give us a reason to want to watch it pls.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Feb 19, 2024, 04:26 PM

Feb 19

wolfie001

(2,252 posts)

5. 5 minutes long and very informative

Reply to brush (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 19, 2024, 05:20 PM

Feb 19

But then I watch Tony on China Update (YouTube) and he discusses all this pretty in depth.

brush

(53,787 posts)

6. I mean a summary in the OP, along with the video or link to the video.

Reply to wolfie001 (Reply #5)

Mon Feb 19, 2024, 05:38 PM

Feb 19

erronis

(15,303 posts)

7. I agree with your request for a textual summary. The short video is extremely informative.

Reply to brush (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 19, 2024, 05:59 PM

Feb 19

erronis

(15,303 posts)

8. Why is this type of negative reporting allowed? I thought Emporer Xi had control of his country.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Feb 19, 2024, 06:01 PM

Feb 19

This is very scary for a state-owned/sponsored "enterprise". Means that the wisdom of the CCP may not be so wise.

Bev54

(10,053 posts)

9. Seems to me that is a good place to entice MAGAts to go live, build on palatial for Trump