The full ABC News ghost cities interview.

I was recently interviewed about China’s ghost cities for Australian television (watch it here) and the bulk of our conversation did not — of course — make it into the final piece. I did the filming for the interview myself so I decided to put it together and publish it on my YouTube channel. Why not?
I really miss making videos. I had to put it off for a while in order to focus on some other projects. However, my work on Sarah’s Atlas of New Cities is close to being finished — only an intro for the China section and a foreword to go — and one of my main publication outlets … well, they’ve undergone some major changes and …. I won’t go into that here but I will say that I believe I will have some more time to do more work in video soon.
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About the Author: VBJ
I am the founder and editor of Vagabond Journey. I’ve been traveling the world since 1999, through 90 countries. I am the author of the book, Ghost Cities of China and have written for The Guardian, Forbes, Bloomberg, The Diplomat, the South China Morning Post, and other publications. VBJ has written 3689 posts on Vagabond Journey. Contact the author.
VBJ is currently in: Papa Bay, Hawaii
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August 17, 2018, 7:11 pm
Hi Wade,
I found your videos very interesting about the Ghost Cities.
I just returned from Mongolia, and even though Ulaanbataar is the biggest city, the capital, I was shocked by what I saw — amazing amount of construction going on, even more than in New York City, where I live; numerous very tall upscale housing complexes — cranes everywhere! I kept wondering who was going to live in these expensive apartment/condos; I asked people from there and no one had the answer. Maybe you know.
By the way, I’m a good friend of Pat Sheffield’s!
Best to you,
Marilyn
P.S. I was in Beijing, too, and loved it there! I definitely want to go back.
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August 18, 2018, 9:18 pm
Hi. lots of highrises going up in Tanah Rata aka Cameron Highlands, Malaysia. all standing empty since ages. i come from a new city too. in UK.
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September 30, 2019, 3:32 am
Do you think these ghost cities are maybe standing by for sea level rise?
Are these cities generally on higher ground?
Are the Chinese counting on global warming and have ready made lifeboats for millions?
Thoughts?
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