At least 11 Chinese cities have eased restrictions on residency-permits this year, potentially giving their ailing property markets a boost. The moves are seen as part of a “ stealth easing” of proper… ( read…
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What’s behind the projected slowdown in China’s property market
In 2015, government authorities in China responded to a big drop in the Chinese stock market and other issues by reducing interest rates and lifting limits on home purchases, which boosted … ( read original…
China realty risky business
The deepening slump, visible as well in other smaller Chinese cities, illustrates why property sales aren’t expected to help bail out China’s economy as overall growth slows this year. In the past, Ch… ( read…
China’s Property Market, Once a Lifeline, Now Carries Economic Risks
SHANGRAO, China — Investors were pouring into this sleepy city in southeastern China until late last year to scoop up apartments as new high-rise projects mushroomed. Then sentiment turned. Unsold un… ( read original story…
China’s hometowns steal housing thunder
The Spring Festival has come and gone, and China’s property industry is pondering if the real action is in lower-tier cities, away from the hustle-bustle of metros like Beijing and Shanghai. Typically … ( read…
Donald Trump’s fair trade and intellectual property demands ‘good for China’, says economist Jin Keyu
US President Donald Trump’s demands for China to protect intellectual property rights and to conduct fairer trade practises are “actually good for China”, Jin Keyu, an associate professor of economics … ( read original story…
China ‘a broken record’ as Beijing trade talks close without a deal
Reports from the meetings were that the two sides were far apart on key issues including demands by the US for intellectual property protection, an end to subsidies for China’s state-owned enterprises … ( read…
Explainer: What’s at stake in U.S.-China trade talks
After years of steadily rising U.S. trade deficits with China and U.S. complaints that Beijing has systematically obtained American intellectual property and trade secrets through coercion and … ( read original story …)
How China Brings Us Together
It’s stealing. A commission led by retired Adm. Dennis Blair and former U.S. ambassador to China Jon Huntsman estimated in 2017 that the annual loss to the U.S. economy from Chinese intellectual prope… ( read…
Hong Kong office space rents ‘to further soften as US-China trade war lingers’
Other property consultancies released similarly gloomy outlooks … due to some mainland firms either downsizing or looking for replacements,” he said. US-China trade war could put a huge damper on Ch… ( read original story…
What’s at stake in U.S.-China trade talks?
After years of steadily rising U.S. trade deficits with China and U.S. complaints that Beijing has systematically obtained American intellectual property and trade secrets through coercion and outrigh… ( read original story …)
EU Considers Response to China Hacking After U.K. Evidence, Sources Say
The focus on APT 10 is part of a broader clampdown by Europe and the U.S. on alleged espionage and intellectual property theft by China. The hacker group was at the center of indictments in…
Top U.S. trade envoys to meet China’s Xi, no decision on deadline extension
The United States has used tariffs as leverage to demand Beijing make major structural policy changes such as enforcing intellectual property rights. But China has denied accusations of trade abuses. ( read original story …)
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