China Isolated Flights Cut, Foreign Tourists Gone, Airlines Suffer Massive Losses - 1080

China is on an airport building binge—planning 150 new hubs by 2035. But here is the shocking reality: most of them will fly empty. From the deserted halls of Pudong to the "grassland" runways of unused regional airports, the industry is drowning in debt and corruption. The crisis is compounding as global airlines slash flights to the mainland and international tourists stay away, deterred by extreme security measures. China is effectively isolating itself from the world—the inevitable heavy price paid for its "Wolf Warrior" diplomacy and an increasingly hostile foreign policy that is closing the door on the global stage.