In an encouraging tableau presented by Chinese authorities, which reported 5.3 per cent year-on-year growth for the first half of 2025, one sector stands out as a persistent thorn in the nation’s side: real estate.Per official stats, investment in real estate development plummeted by 11.2 per cent in the first half of 2025, a steeper decline than the 10.6 per cent drop for the entirety of 2024. This casts a shadow on Premier Li Qiang’s optimistic pledge at a July State Council meeting to...