Wen Asks Local Governments to Help Control Property Market
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao asked local governments to take responsibility to keep housing affordable and said stabilizing consumer prices in the country is the top priority.
The central government’s aim to control the property market is “clear” and the determination is “firm,” Wen said during a visit to eastern China’s Zhejiang province, according to a statement on the government’s web site today.