China’s economy is continuing to grow despite the global recession, helped by a massive government stimulus package of $585 billion. But doubts remain whether such strong growth can be sustained by public spending alone. Al Jazeera’s Melissa Chan reports from Inner Mongolia, where a whole town built with government money is standing empty.

Source: YouTube, November 10, 2009.

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