What The Future Holds For Shanghai

18 December 2006 - 6:00am

Shanghai, already the largest city in China, anticipates a population of 25 million by 2020. A week long series on National Public Radio covers the amazing stories surrounding the city's growth and development.

"China is now undergoing one of the most massive urbanization in human history, and nowhere is that more evident than in cosmopolitan Shanghai."

The city's historic and modern architecture, its massive public works projects, and its controversial urban relocation policies are all touched on in a recent news series on this dynamic Chinese city.

Source: NPR, December 11, 2006
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