Old-Construct to Destruct in China

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By Mohan Khidia, Masters in Urban & Regional Planning, Chengdu Institute of Planning and Design Fellow

A worker frowns amidst dust inside an open-air plant which crushes rocks to produce construction materials on the Gobi Deserton Gobi Desert in Aksu, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, September 14, 2012. China's economic slowdown is expected to reach its nadir this quarter, with a recovery of momentum delayed until the final quarter, leaving growth for 2012 likely to fall below 8 percent, a level unseen since 1999, a Reuters poll showed. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA ORG XMIT: PEK05

Photo Caption: A worker frowns amidst dust inside an open-air plant which crushes rocks to produce construction materials on the Gobi Deserton Gobi Desert in Aksu, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, September 14, 2012. REUTERS/Stringer

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