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References
[1] issuu.com/unhabitat/docs/2499_alt
[2] https://www.people.vcu.edu/~wwu/publications/Cities-Shanghai.pdf
[3] adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/28408/economics-wp198.pdf
[4] cato.org/blog/anatomy-chinas-housing-crisis-ending-financial-repression
[5] nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w27697/w27697.pdf
[6] xinhuanet.com/english/download/Xi_Jinping's_report_at_19th_CPC_National_Congress.pdf