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you had to do one search to find most of what you've said is false
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underoccupied_developments_in_China
they don't have "ghost cities" they have something called planned economy. in a planned economy the state plans to improve the lives of the proletariat. so essentially they are creating house for people to live instead of them being used for upping some numbers on a spreadsheet.
Most? I mentioned 4 things. You "debunked" one.
If they filled those cities, that's great. It only took 20 years. And it's certainly better than keeping people homeless.
Their construction still doesn't have a great track record for longevity. A number of those skyscrapers have collapsed also. Who knows how many have died in them. We certainly don't, because the Chinese government never gives out information like that. They constantly lie and obfuscate, even disappear whistle blowers. People live in fear of saying things they know the government won't like.
How reliable is the census data for those cities? We don't know.
You are right, enemies of the US empire are not worthy enough to be trusted with their data.
That's not what I said
This is, again, not true. You have a caricature of China in your head, not an accurate picture of China. People don't live in fear, data is reliable. China has some of the best perceptions surrounding their country's democracy in the world:
From NIRA data.
Self reported data of people's opinions isn't all that reliable actually. What people say they think, is often different than what their actions reveal. There are numerous biases and motivations in answering these kinds of questions.
And in a single party state with a multi-generational history of violent suppression of critical voices? I'd expect the data is even less reliable.