ChinaDialogue: Latest responses to Why China should move the capital

[TRANSLATED] How about making Wuhan the capital?

Sat, 10 May 2008 06:25:50 -0400

How about making Wuhan the capital?

What will happen to Beijing?

Thu, 01 May 2008 01:34:43 -0400

In suggesting that the capital move, the argued call for a small city so that politicians could not be held ransom by local interests. Elsewhere it argued that pollution and scarce water resources are motivations for moving. So is there going to be a massive move of people to the new capital or not? If not, the environmental problems won't fixed, they'll just be left behind by the government for those left in Beijing to deal with. If so, then this will invite the same problems that the article cites as reasons to move (with perhaps the exception of low water resources). There could be some positive elements to moving the capital, but it doesn't seem to address many of the issues that Beijing currently faces and will continue to face. -Jonathan

[TRANSLATED] Support removing capital

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:06:00 -0400

It is for sure that moving the capital will have an impact on the interests of individuals and collectives and thus bring in issues of all sorts. However, big all these problems are, they can be solved as time goes by. A much more modern capital is called on for the new China to better present its image.

[TRANSLATED] transfer pollution

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:58:35 -0500

We should try to control population, reduce green-house gas emission, fight pollution...

It is not a good solution just by moving the capital

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:33:09 -0500

Nowerdays there are many more important things than considering this problem for China .And for such a long time ,Beijing has gathered all the functions as a capital,the expense of moving it is very huge and useless. My opinion is moving out the factories and industries ,leave Beijing a special city as the capital. Zhang

ft question

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:42:03 -0500

Yes this piece was published originally on ftchinese.co, as is clearly stated at the bottom of the article. ftchinese.com regularly publishes chinadialogue material that its editors consider of interest to its readers. chinadialogue occasionally publishes ftchinese.com material that is of interest and that our readers may not have seen. isabel hilton, editor, chinadialogue

[TRANSLATED] Very familiar article!

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 02:56:40 -0500

Was this piece been published on the FT on Nov. 9 2007? See here: So why is it republished again? Also the piece has invited many commments already on the FT.

the expense

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:45:54 -0500

The cost of moving would be huge as massive subsidies would be needed for the tens of millions of residents and demanded by so many domestic and foreign companies as they would need and want to relocate their head offices to the new capital. Also, the city chosen as the capital might not be so happy to receive the emporer and staff because that means a loss of power for local bosses.

[TRANSLATED] Is moving the Capital practical?

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:59:58 -0500

Personally, I don't think moving the capital from Beijing elsewhere is a good idea. However, decentralizing Beijing's functions might work. As China's political, economic and cultural center, Beijing is overburden with an overall development in these areas. It is suggested that surrounding cities, like Tianjin and those in Hebei Province, can help ease Beijing's pressures in economic growth.

[TRANSLATED] Beijing will become a rubblish dump in future!

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:34:49 -0500

Moving China's Capital elsewhere will bring similar disaster to the new location. It is possible that Beijing will become a world rubbish dump in about 100 years, though it still houses the world heritage Forbidden City.