Reach for the sky
By Qiu Lin | China Features | Updated: 2009-04-08 08:02
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This computer-generated image shows the Shanghai Tower (left) which will stand beside Shanghai World Financial Center (right) and Jin Mao Tower (center) in Lujiazui financial district of Shanghai. Courtesy of Shanghai Tower Construction & Development Co, Ltd/ China Features |
When news came out last November that China's tallest building, the Shanghai Tower, had broken ground, many thought it was set to be a huge white elephant, with the global economic recession hitting China and businesses reigning in spending.
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