Are Chinese cities sacrificing sustainability for short-term gain?




McKinsey Greater China show

Summary: China’s cities are getting big, but can they also be sustainable? The Urban China Initiative believes they can, as they highlight in their latest report, which assesses and ranks the sustainability of Chinese cities across four key dimensions. Nick Leung, Managing Partner of McKinsey’s Greater China Practice, discussed this report with Jonathan Woetzel and Guangyu Li. Jonathan is a Director in Shanghai and co-chairs the Urban China Initiative, a think-tank run by McKinsey, Tsinghua University, and Columbia University. Guangyu is a Partner in Shanghai.