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China's builders are hurting: Beijing may feel the pain
Builders' concerns come at a time when China's broader infrastructure and property industry is in flux
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Fri, Dec 21, 2018 · 09:50 PM
Nantong, China
CAI ZHONGHUI has worked in China's construction industry all his adult life, graduating from a labourer to owning a company with 100 workers building factories and roads around eastern China.
He says the industry is now facing the toughest challenges he has seen, squeezed by high materials costs, tougher regulations and tighter access to credit, making him cautious about taking on new projects.
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