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12.12.17Chinese Rooftop Climber Dies in 62-Storey Fall
BBC
A well-known Chinese climber has died while performing one of his trademark daredevil skyscraper stunts.
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Time Traveling Through Dramatic Urbanization in China Over Decades
Twenty-six years ago, only 26 percent of the Chinese population lived in urban areas. Since then, China’s urbanization rate has risen to almost 56 percent, meaning hundreds of millions of people have packed themselves into the country’s 662 cities...
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09.03.13Across China, Skyscrapers Brush the Heavens
New York Times
China is home to 60 of the world’s 100 tallest buildings now under construction. But the skyward aspirations of Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, have inspired incredulity tinged with hostility.