It's been said that even China's population of 1.4 billion couldn't fill all the empty homes. Many are high-rise apartments in gleaming new financial districts that initially failed to take off.

Walking through empty streets where laughter once filled the air feels deeply unsettling. These abandoned places tell stories of dreams that crumbled, disasters that changed everything, and ...

China used to be a country of pragmatism. “Crossing the river by feeling the stones” wasn’t just a metaphor; it was a way of governing. Policy didn’t have to be perfect. It just had to work. That ...