Wednesday, July 28, 2004
I've never heard of Dongguan
And 7 million people live there. As this article points out, China has 102 cities of over 1 million citizens (the US, by the NYT's count has 9; see the amazingly effective VDQI linked from the same page). Hmm. I wonder if that comparison is right. Are Chinese metropolitan statistical areas comparable to those of the US? Cause DC, Boston, San Fransisco, Detroit, Atlanta, and Miami didn't "count" for the US.
Still, the point remains that China in a generation could have a breadth of urban culture that could rival the combined developed world. Imagine that.
Still, the point remains that China in a generation could have a breadth of urban culture that could rival the combined developed world. Imagine that.
