As President Barack Obama and other world leaders attend the APEC summit in Beijing this week, it's unlikely their proud hosts will take them to see Manhattan — or at least the Chinese version of it. China's $50-billion knock-off of the Big Apple sits on a river bend — much like its namesake — near the port city of Tianjin, some 120 miles from Beijing. Complete with its own Rockefeller Center and Twin Towers, it's been billed as the world's largest financial center in the making. But this Manhattan still has a long way to go.

Construction has ground to a standstill in Yujiapu, a financial district billed as China's version of Manhattan. Ian Williams | NBC News