China is surely jealous of the high food prices we have here in the West…
What’s next? Affordable housing?
Actually, yes, but before.
BBC: “China property: New home prices see biggest fall since 2015”
most Chinese families invest everything plus everything they can borrow, into a home. if property values fall, that will be perceived as a giant loss and could be a widespread freakout. so they try to keep home values growing like forevers. a bubble that is kept growing forever?