China is building 19 'supercity clusters'

Sep 3, 2018

A tourist junk sails past the 118-storey-high skyscaper International Commerce Centre (ICC), the highest building in Hong Kong, during an audio-visual show "alpha pulse" by German artist Carsten Nicolai, as part of the Art Basel programme, in Hong Kong May 15, 2014. The 50-minute show generates a light pattern that pulsates in a synchronized frequency across the entire facade of ICC, according to the official press release. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL)

China is currently creating 19 “supercity clusters” by strengthening the links among cities. Image: REUTERS/Bobby Yip

Xiao Geng

Professor, University of Hong Kong

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