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Is China on the brink of a property rout?

  • Published 05 Mar 2009

Depending on who you speak to, China’s real estate market is either getting along just fine or is about to spectacularly implode. China Confidential investigates.

Virtually the only unassailable truth surrounding China’s property market is that you can find evidence to support any point of view. If you want to see a massive bubble bursting with horrible consequences, then take a trip around Beijing’s 'see through' empty buildings – as some journalists have. Or, if you want to see a continuing boom, then travel to Wenzhou to witness one phase of an upscale apartment complex sell out in a single morning – as we did.

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