The world’s most populous country has been achieving remarkable growth and transformation since Deng Xiaoping began the process of opening up and liberalising the Chinese economy more than three decades ago. Unlike Japan, Taiwan and South Korea whose hyper-growth was largely a result of their status as client states of America during the Cold War period, China’s emergence has been …
Shanxi Province capital Taiyuan awarded Smart City status
Taiyuan has been announced as one of nine pilot cities for China’s Smart City program. The nine were chosen to be the forerunners from a list of 90 cities identified as potential Smart Cities in January this year. In an effort to promote urbanisation and boost the national economy China is looking to transform cities combining government investments, modern infrastructure …