In the context of China's "Going Global"
objectives, appetite for investment into the UK real estate market,
especially through big-ticket development opportunities, appears
insatiable. At the same time, there is increasingly candid
acknowledgement of the risks and impacts of China's continued
urbanisation process in relation to economic competitiveness,
social well-being and environmental sustainability.
By bringing these two themes together into constructive
bilateral dialogue, both countries have the chance to work together
to deliver some genuinely breakthrough outcomes.
Urbanisation on steroids
Everyone knows that China is massive and urbanising at an
astonishing rate, but the true scale of this urban growth has to be
seen to be believed. Even when faced with the visual reality, it
remains difficult to comprehend the enormity of what is happening,
and the implications this poses for the region and the world. Clone
armies of tower blocks rise into smog-choked
