China launches test runs for world’s largest plant that can convert coal to ethanol

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65 million empty according to your link.

Many developments initially criticized as ghost cities did materialize into economically vibrant areas when given enough time to develop, such as Pudong, Zhujiang New Town, Zhengdong New Area, Tianducheng and malls such as the Golden Resources Mall and South China Mall.[15] While many developments failed to live up to initial lofty promises, most of them eventually became occupied when given enough time.[6][16]

Reporting in 2018, Shepard noted that "Today, China’s so-called ghost cities that were so prevalently showcased in 2013 and 2014 are no longer global intrigues. They have filled up to the point of being functioning, normal cities".[17]

Writing in 2023, academic and former UK diplomat Kerry Brown described the idea of Chinese ghost cities as a bandwagon popular in the 2010s which was shown to be a myth.[18]: 151-152 

A myth is something which never existed. They do:

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67610677 https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170223-chinas-zombie-factories-and-unborn-cities https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-17390729

23rd February 2017

I gave you three links (not a quote from one person on Wikipedia) with roughly five years between them, including this year, one of which was built in another country by the Chinese. Another would be the half-finished Sihanoukville in Cambodia, which saw China withdraw its investment and left many holding their bags. Overinvestment in areas with millions of empty rooms in China and abroad and a complete waste of resources is only contested by you.

Some more here: https://allthatsinteresting.com/chinese-ghost-cities

And here: https://www.businessinsider.com/china-ghost-town-deserted-chinese-mega-villas-overrun-farmers-2023-7?op=1

And here: https://uschinatoday.org/features/2022/01/11/cities-lost-in-limbo-are-chinas-ghost-cities-here-to-stay/