Despite efforts, housing prices continue to rise
By SHAN JUAN | China Daily | Updated: 2010-03-09 07:48
BEIJING - China will face considerable pressures caused by increasing housing prices in the next 20 years as a hefty demand for housing will persist amid the nation's accelerated urbanization and industrialization, a senior official said on Monday.
"Demand is big, while land supply is limited. So pressures caused by rising prices are still mounting," said Jiang Weixin, minister of housing and urban-rural development at a press conference held on the sidelines of the annual NPC session.
However, the central government is determined to curb runaway housing prices, he said.
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