Shanghai plans to somehow cap its population at 25 million by 2035

Can it be done? Should it be done?

Shanghai has big plans for the future, including keeping the city’s population under 25 million — someway, somehow.

However, the obvious problem is that there happens to be far more than 25 million people in the city at present. By the end 2015, temporary resident permit and hukou holders in Shanghai numbered 24.15 million, according to China’s official Xinhua news agency. Yet, it’s believed that if unregistered migrant workers are included, the city’s total population is more like 30 million. Meaning that officials will likely have to resort to some extreme measures to meet their target.

Will more Chinese megacities like Shanghai soon follow suit?

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