BEIJING -- China's regional governments are taking in proceeds from land sales that are equivalent to more than half of the country's combined tax revenue as coronavirus relief measures diminish traditional intake from levies.
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A man rides past a residential construction site in Beijing, which boosted land sale receipts by 15% last year. © Reuters
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