Oxford Economics say that a more severe downturm in China's housing market
- would slow China's growth markedly
- and have a major impact on global growth
If the downturn copied the US and Spanish property crashes of the 2000s, Chinese growth could plunge as low as 1% y/y by end-2022.
OE accompany with this:
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Chinese authorities would do what they can to prevent this from happening. Whether they'd be successful is the question I guess. They are currently in the process of a controlled implosion of Evergrande and other property companies, dismantling bit by bit.
