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China curbs new land supply for commercial development

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Authorities are tightening land-use rules for commercial development. What happened: In a March 16 notice, the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) said newly added construction land should “in principle” not be used for commercial real estate development. The notice – which follows recent comments o...



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