Update | We do have permission to build Changsha skyscraper, says developer

Xinhua says no approval for world's tallest building; developer disagrees

Stephen Chenin Beijing
Officials break ground on the Sky City project in Changsha, Hunan province, on Saturday. Photo: AFP

The company seeking to build a record-breaking "prefab" skyscraper in Changsha insisted the project was proceeding as planned, despite mainland media reports that it lacked necessary approvals.

Broad Group spokeswoman Zhu Linfang disputed a Xinhua report that the company's plan to build the world's tallest building in just seven months had not received approval from Hunan's Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.

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