[XorNot]

It's questionable whether the ghost cities truly exist though. I was under the impression they were a product of China's bizarre savings and investment market, and that a lot of them have since filled up?

[vkou]

They were a product of forward-looking planning. Those cities were empty when built, but have since all filled up.

Meanwhile in the west we don't build anything and then are surprised when we run into insane housing shortages.