BTW, maybe exists something like to the "Awesome-Mastodon-Instances" for IT? BSD have instance, Ruby have instance, but how about Python, Linux, Computer Graphics, Game Development and so on. :-)
If someone is interesting about how to bootstrapping, this[0][1] tutorial is just awesome, tiny compiler from nothing (raw machine codes and hex!) to the self-hosting!
I wouldn’t be surprised if most of these large scale projects have connections to party elites thus just enriching themselves at the cost of the country’s resources.
Not half-assing anything at all. The China Development Bank underwrites foreign loan investment in infrastructure by 50%, so there's money flying everywhere.