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December 1, 2005
How China Will Surpass The U.S.A.
Chinese culture is much older. Anything they build has to be grand and big (Great Wall and 3 Gorges Dam). They have a massive work force with massive resources. Their economy is stronger than ever and exports exceed that of the United States. They are on the cusp of newer, more efficient and green-centric technology that will set them apart as a world power to be admired. One area they still lag behind is in urban development but that is all about to change.
The Beijing Boom Tower project presents a model showing of 6 hectares of the Chinese capital in 2020. The design of the block underlines the conflicting desires of the modern metropolis and its demand for urban space. The project presents extreme towers with an intricate network of bridges, escalators, highways and pedestrian walkways. The Chinese aim to transform Beijing into a society of vertical neighborhoods. It is only a matter of time people . . . only a matter of time.
more pictures after the jump
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Comments
you forgot one. while we wail and obsess over 2,000 dead in iraq, the chinese are prepared to send a million men off to die without batting an eye, and apparently consider the possibility of a nuclear hit or two nothing more than a cost of doing business. all value judgments aside, their relative disregard for the value of human life unquestionably gives them an edge that the west lost long ago, and i have a feeling we'll be finding that out sooner rather than later.
Posted by: mkf at December 2, 2005 1:25 AM
as america slips into 2nd this new century, china (america's bank) is assuming number one.
all the 90's buzz about the pacific rim becoming first world has now diverted to china specifically.
meanwhile, those groovy looking tower "projects" might look abit tired come 2020... that is if they survive tremors from the quake region.
and that triple gorges dam is truly damn gorge.
Posted by: A.J. at December 2, 2005 5:11 AM