An airport built on the sparsely populated north-eastern island Danchangshan, and the Yuanjiang-Mohei highway in Yunnan province were among two mega projects that ended up being barely used in the years after they were completed.
"No more white elephants" appeared to be the promise of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) even as it included stepping up infrastructure building as part of measures to counter the impact of current trade tensions with the United States.
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