China’s Policy Meeting on Property Raises Hope of Aid for Sector

  • State Council refers to plans for supportive policies
  • Real estate sector in the country continues to struggle

Buildings under construction at a project in Shanghai.

Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
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China’s Premier Li Qiang called for further optimization of property policies to stimulate demand, in a sign that more support may be on the way for the troubled sector.

“Systematic planning of relevant supportive policies” is needed to drive potential home-buying demand and promote healthy development of the housing market, a meeting of China’s State Council chaired by Li saidBloomberg Terminal on Friday, according to a readout from the official Xinhua News Agency.