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China debt crunch

China property winding-up sagas show difficulty of recovering assets

Country Garden gets six-month respite as other cases highlight 'enforceability' problem

A Country Garden construction site in Kunming, China, in September 2019. The embattled developer's wind-up case in a Hong Kong court has been adjourned until January 2025.   © Reuters

HONG KONG -- The string of winding-up cases against Chinese real estate developers continues this week, but several cases underscore the difficulty of recovering investors' assets, while a relentless sales slump makes the future ever more uncertain.

Country Garden, one of the biggest private mainland developers, on Monday had its winding-up case in Hong Kong adjourned until Jan. 20. Shimao Group, another player, faces its next hearing on Wednesday. Yet bond investors in other cases have little to show for winding-up petitions so far.

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