Focus topics


Rekindled love for concrete gold

Market leaders tended to exaggerate: “Metropolis Evergrande” is the name of this settlement in Jiangsu.


Just a year ago, the Chinese leadership had warned developers and investors: “No more excesses.” State and Party leader Xi Jinping himself reprimanded them: “Houses are for living, not for speculating.” But there is no sign of the supposed turnaround toward moderation in the real estate market. The government is falling back into old patterns and reigniting the spark in the housing market.

Continue reading now

… and get free access to this Professional Briefing for a month.

Are you already a guest at the China.Table? Log in now

Related

    ‘Politicians’ visits to Taiwan are parts of a larger theater play’
    Foreign countries are courting Xi
    Beijing wants to play neutral role in the Middle East
    Demands of Chinese tourists have changed