Performing the ecological fix under state entrepreneurialism: A case study of Taihu New Town, China

China’s eco-cities are often regarded as branding tactics of the entrepreneurial local state for economic growth and land revenue generation. However, it is not clear whether ecological goal has been pursued at all. This paper fills this lacuna using a case study Taihu New Town. Through an fix perspective we suggest that enhancement through production nature attempted in conjunction with built environment. The confined to agenda. Under entrepreneurialism, central maintains environmental governance name ‘ecological civilisation’, while performs fix. In Wuxi, fixes include removal low-efficiency, polluting town village enterprises (TVEs); creation green space infrastructure; development renewable energy; low-carbon transition.