For China, the AIIB and Silk Road projects offer alternatives to unproductive domestic investment. Laying the foundations for increased trade among China, South Asia, and emerging Central Asia represents a better outlet for the Chinese construction sector than building more ghost towns at home.
但中国的经济措施对于国内和中国的贸易伙伴来说都有利可图，是完全不同的另一个故事。对中国来说，亚投行和丝绸之路工程可以替代生产率低下的国内投资。为中国、东南亚和崛起的中亚之间的日益兴盛的贸易打基础对于中国的建筑业来说是一条比在国内建设更多鬼城好得多的出路。