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Fortune
Nicholas Gordon

China's crashing property sector is world's 'most important' industry right now

(Credit: Qilai Shen—Bloomberg via Getty Images)

China’s property sector is continuing its yearslong crisis, as giant property developers risk default and home prices continued to sink, perhaps by more than what official data suggests.

Real estate contributes about 30% of China's GDP, making it the single biggest contributor to the world’s second-largest economy.

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