China’s localities need ‘profound reform’ to draw investment, state newspaper says

China’s localities need ‘profound reform’ to draw investment, state newspaper says

China’s localities should reduce their dependence on land and tax incentives and instead strengthen industrial chains and improve their business environments to attract investment, a state-owned newspaper has urged in a front-page commentary. Aggressive land deals, tax breaks and subsidies – frequently used to drive investment by local governments in past decades – have led … Read more