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China Housing Bust Is Not yet Done

China Housing Bust Is Not yet Done
A man walks in front of a housing complex by Chinese property developer Evergrande in Beijing on Oct. 21, 2021. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images
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Recently, there were reports that Shenzhen in southern China had its residential property prices slashed by half. Soon after, the Chinese government launched rescue measures, which plans to force banks to lend to the sector even without collaterals. The funniest thing about this is the first clause among the “Three-not-lower-than” requires lending to the real estate by each bank to be no lower than the corresponding industry average. How can every member be no lower than average? Unless all banks lend the same amount.

Law Ka-chung
Law Ka-chung
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Law Ka-chung is a commentator on global macroeconomics and markets. He has been writing numerous newspaper and magazine columns and talking about markets on various TV, radio, and online channels in Hong Kong since 2005. He covers all types of economics and finance topics in the United States, Europe, and Asia, ranging from macroeconomic theories to market outlook for equities, currencies, rates, yields, and commodities. He has been the chief economist and strategist at a Hong Kong branch of the fifth-largest Chinese bank for more than 12 years. He has a Ph.D. in Economics, MSc in Mathematics, and MSc in Astrophysics.
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