China's trying to manage its property crisis so the sector's troubles don't spill over.
However, history shows that credit-fueled real-estate booms nearly always end with a major banking crisis, said an analyst.
Real estate was a key driver of China's economy that has been struggling to recover post-pandemic.
AdvertisementChina's trying to manage its real-estate crisis so that its troubles don't spill over to the rest of the economy, which has been struggling to recover post-pandemic.
"History shows that credit-fuelled real-estate booms do not end in a whimper; rather, they end with a bang — and nearly always with a major banking crisis," wrote Andrew Lawrence, the head of Asia property at GlobalData.TS Lombard, in a note on Tuesday.
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