From chinese press

Skyscrapers are white elephants

Amid a widespread craze for skyscrapers among local governments, decision-makers should be clear-headed about the huge costs of these concrete behemoths. They are not only very expensive to build but also very costly to maintain. The craze stems from local governments' shortsighted vanity and blinded desire for a sense of superiority, says an article of Southern Metropolis Daily. Excerpts:

The highest building in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, will rise 30 meters above the highest building in Shanghai to become the highest skyscraper in China. That is until Changsha, capital of Hunan province, realizes its plan to build a 220-storey building, 838 meters high, which will be 10 meters higher than the world's current highest building in Dubai.