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Xi seeks to tame China's wild property market with rental push

The government is trying to control spiralling home prices in major metropolitan areas such as Shanghai

Published Thu, Jan 25, 2018 · 09:50 PM

    Shanghai

    CHINESE President Xi Jinping has unleashed the world's biggest experiment aimed at taming runaway property prices.

    After he used a milestone Communist Party Congress in October to push a housing model that emphasises renting, a flurry of activity is under way by developers, banks, local governments and even the biggest stock exchange.

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