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Xi Jinping backs “rebuild-in-place” model for China’s aging affordable housing

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Beijing won't revive the old "demolish and relocate" playbook to prop up the property sector. Some context: Under Beijing’s old policy playbook, dilapidated housing blocks were demolished and residents were paid to move so local governments could sell land to the highest bidder.

That boosted proper...