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The $100 billion coastal city was designed to house up to a million people
It was supposed to be an eco-friendly megacity, but the Chinese initiative, Forest City, has been a ghost town for years.
The $100 billion (£80 billion) coastal city - located in southern Malaysia - was designed to house up to a million people, complete with a golf course, water park and restaurants.
The build began back in 2016, but according to the BBC, only about 15 percent of Forest City has actually been built and what has been built is sitting at around one per cent occupancy.
In short, it's being called a ghost town.
While the Chinese property developer, Country Garden, is 'optimistic' that the town will be finished, they are facing debts of almost $200 billion (£160 billion), so many are sceptical.
But with some of the town built, why is nobody actually living there?
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It was supposed to be an eco-friendly megacity, but the Chinese initiative, Forest City, has been a ghost town for years.
The $100 billion (£80 billion) coastal city - located in southern Malaysia - was designed to house up to a million people, complete with a golf course, water park and restaurants.
The build began back in 2016, but according to the BBC, only about 15 percent of Forest City has actually been built and what has been built is sitting at around one per cent occupancy.
In short, it's being called a ghost town.
While the Chinese property developer, Country Garden, is 'optimistic' that the town will be finished, they are facing debts of almost $200 billion (£160 billion), so many are sceptical.
But with some of the town built, why is nobody actually living there?
£80 billion eco-friendly ‘Forest city’ is now a complete ghost town
The $100 billion coastal city was designed to house up to a million people
