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green areas and artificial sanctuaries will be the icing on the cake for the visitors, and holographic servants
are projected to existence to further enhance the luxurious experience. As for the earnings from clubs and
casinos, they are donated to an extensive network of charities and fundraisers, so the profit is spent on a
better cause.
Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan and Zhongshan will be scattered with futuristic factories and production
facilities, with low-carbon designs integrated, such as transparent solar cells for energy and natural lighting,
green walls introducing breaths of fresh oxygen, centralized waste management facilities delivered via
pipelines of domestic and industrial waste, lush and communal pedestrian paths stretching far into the fusion
energy nexus… All of which are friendly towards nature. Wood is the main construction material here
because it’s renewable, also with strong integrity to support the weight of the building itself.
Shifting to Guangzhou, railways will continue to act as the backbones of transportation, delivering people
and cargo to hundreds of destinations. Highways are well hidden inside the reinforced Earth’s crust,
crossing-over subways and hyperloops where millions of commuters ride on each morning. An emblematic
giga-structure is established right in the core, where every form of transport flows into the enormous spire.
This commercial-transportation complex pumps out coaches, ferries and dragonfly shuttles like a heart
circulating blood, 24/7. Frequent tanky cargo shuttles truck out immense loads of goods, to support extreme
demand in other urban sprawls. Jiangmen will serve as a complementary hub to Guangzhou, as it will form
an aviation triangle along with Hong Kong.
Zhaoqing won’t be packed with zooming shuttles or rows of vehicles but designated as a conservation site
for wild organisms. As there aren’t much mountains or waterfalls left behind the rapid development in GBA,
this will be very attractive towards eco-tourists. Known as a historical and cultural city, Zhaoqing has a lot
of geographical features preserved, such as Seven Stars Cave and Panlongxia. This can provide zoological
and geological data for research and further understanding of animal behaviour.
It will at least take about a century to transform the landscape of the GBA to this future that I proposed, but
what will encourage the vast growth of the GBA? And what will hinder the development of these ambitious
projects?
The most crucial factor is to balance development with conservation. Businesses will certainly crave for
more grade A offices to expand into, but environmentalists would fight for their pristine terrain and climate.
The most difficult is to balance these extreme views. To earn the sweeter fruit of exponential economic
amplification, the government can set measures to limit carbon-footprints of newly designed architectures,
construct zoological amusement parks to protect endangered species and enhance their living environments.
Or recognize areas with complex biodiversity, to avoid reclamation near the region. Implementing
miniature forests inside parks can also create homes to native species. They will not only offer a precious
recreational space but improve one’s well-being and mental health. Urban renewal can also offer highly
competitive and valuable commercial land, increasing development density by folds. Farmlands can be
released and converted to skyscrapers, as there’s already infrastructures built around.
Another determining factor is the nation’s take and policies on free markets and immigration, especially free
trade. Free and convenient visas is a pulling factor for businesses, too. Multi-national corporations always
focus on their expansion and market share in different countries, and construct branch offices to enhance
their revenue. If China collaborates with other regions on seamless, tax-free cargo transport, China will earn
a hefty boost on it’s growing sum of capital. More and more companies will nurture their businesses in
Shenzhen, which contribute to the GBA’s GDP. Free immigration and departure policies will result in a
more cohesive city-cluster of the GBA, operating it in the most effective manner.
Last but definitely not the least, it depends on China if democracy and clear judicial systems are granted to
the public. These values have enormous impacts on corporations that originate from countries with justice.
They will take additional considerations if China is holding onto being an oligarch government. Dictatorship
isn’t always worse than elections because it’s highly efficient in processing issues, unlike democratic regions,