China's unfinished Country Garden homes leave buyers in the cold

'If the home isn't finished, my son can't get married,' one man says

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Construction on this housing project by Country Garden Holdings in Loudi, China, stalled around summer 2023. (Photo by Noriyuki Doi)

NORIYUKI DOI

LOUDI, China -- A stalled housing project started by troubled Chinese property developer Country Garden Holdings has left homebuyers in the central Chinese city of Loudi in a bind.

"If the home isn't finished, my son can't get married," said a man who is one of the purchasers.

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