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The government must take measures to overhaul the industry and fulfill its commitment to affordable housing for all
A food chain is a complex organization, coming a long way from input suppliers to farmers, till the final consumer at the end.
As the largest holder of Washington's debt, China should strive to drive a hard bargain with the United States, especially in the context of the latter's insistence on the appreciation of the yuan.
Facts on the ground prove that media claims about China's investment environment are far from true.
I tend to believe that in the next two or three years, the property market will experience a relatively slow adjustment, the growth of housing trading volume will be lower than the average level, and housing prices will see correction or slow but continuous decline.
The situation will be somewhat like Japan's slow adjustment process after the 1990s.
There is no real estate bubble in China. Rising property prices reflect the basic law of economics.
The $140-billion support package that the Greek government has finally received from its European Union partners and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) gives it the breathing space needed to undertake the difficult job of putting its finances in order.
But for Song Hongbing, president of newly set up think tank Global Business & Finance Institute, there is no easy answer to the Sino-US dispute over the yuan.
The risk of a sharp correction in China's asset markets when the economy slows down should not be overlooked, though it would not necessarily lead to a prolonged and deep economic recession as it did in Japan in the 1990s.
There is still a debate if receiving these investments is good or not for a particular country or region.
China's gross domestic product (GDP) touched $4,909 billion last year, according to the country's National Bureau of Statistics.
An appreciation of the renminbi has not been and will not be able to narrow down the US' trade deficit with China
A trade deficit has emerged at a time when the national savings rate is as high as 51 percent. That means that investment is extremely high. Despite the high share of infrastructure investment, there is an urgent need to manage the potential risks.
The economy may have gotten off to a great start in the first quarter and inflation may have been tempered, but let's not forget that China is still facing a huge challenge.
This year's Government Work Report shows China's GDP reached 33.5 trillion yuan ($4.9 trillion) in 2009, up 8.7 percent from 2008.
China should strive to forge a dynamic economic and industrial development strategy to fuel its fast-driving economic locomotive at a time when the world economy is changing.
The State Council, the country's Cabinet, rolled out a series of harsh measures over the weekend in the latest bid to curb soaring home prices.
This process is known as a bubble. A bubble eventually collapses, resulting in losses for speculators, developers, and banks who lend to them.
Ensuring moderately fast economic growth, pushing for economic restructuring and reining in inflation remain top priorities on government agendas.
Developing Asia's rebound from the global economic crisis has taken hold. The Asian Development Bank predicts growth of 7.5 percent this year, up from a projected 5.2 percent in 2009 and exceeding 2008 growth.
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