China’s aggressive campaign to root out speculative real-estate activity could slow the country’s growth rate for years to come
Booming market helped juice growth for more than a decade; without it, China could struggle to match previous pace, economists say
Evergrande, China’s most indebted property developer, has kept global markets on edge and sparked protests at home as it struggles to survive. WSJ explains why the company’s crisis is raising questions about the state of the world’s second-largest economy. Photo: Alex Plavevski/Shutterstock
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