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[–] __forward__@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

600k seems a bit too much. That's a fairly large city.

[–] Aux@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I don't know how many workers BYD have, but Foxconn flagship factory is Longhua Science & Technology Park and it is a small city with hundreds of thousands people working there. Check the Google Maps satellite view, it's crazy.

[–] Tandybaum@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It being huge is an understatement. They have dorms where people live on-site and it’s they are massive. Multiple soccer complexes and tons of restaurants all on campus.