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Evergrande's rise was propelled by decades of rapid urbanisation and rising living standards, but in 2020, its access to credit dramatically narrowed when the government introduced curbs on excessive borrowing and speculation.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

This rapid urbanisation meant grasslands were seen as empty places to build, not sanctuaries to conserve.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

China's real estate sector has been mired in a debt crisis since 2020, having enjoyed a decades-long construction boom powered by rapid urbanisation and rising living standards.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

Another thorny problem facing policymakers is China's vast property sector -- driven for decades by rapid urbanisation and improvements in living standards -- but now mired in a debt crisis that began in 2020.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

It may perhaps more reasonably be sought in the haste and superficiality which our present phase of urbanisation fosters, and only the most robust genius can adequately withstand.

From Essays in War-Time Further Studies in the Task of Social Hygiene by Ellis, Havelock