from the International Herald Tribune (11/29):
Shanghai to break ground on new tallest building
The Associated Press
Saturday, November 29, 2008
"SHANGHAI, China: Construction projects are grinding to a halt as financing runs dry elsewhere in the world, but in China's biggest city, they are still going strong.
On Saturday, Shanghai officially began work on what will become its tallest skyscraper — a 2,073-foot (632-meter) tower in the city's Lujiazui financial center that will tower over the current highest building, the recently completed 1,614-foot (492-meter) Shanghai World Financial Center.
While China's economy is slowing and exporters are feeling the pinch, the sinuous glass building — to be called the Shanghai Tower — is one of a slew of government-funded construction projects that authorities are using to stimulate growth and create jobs." ...
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