Changsha, the capital of China’s Hunan province, has just granted approval for the world’s tallest building. On the fifth of this month, the Wangcheng district government signed a contract with Broad Group, a local firm, which promised to put up the 838-meter tower in seven months.
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The honor code rules at Zhang's corporate campus - Broad Town, where some 1,000 of his 4,000 employees work. The supermarket register is unmanned; people swipe payment cards. Dorm-room doors are always unlocked. All employees are expected to abide by guidelines laid out by Zhang in a booklet called "Life Attitude of an Earth Citizen." Tenets in the book include, "Whenever possible, travel by bicycle or public bus," and "Unless absolutely necessary, do not fly."