China Evergrande Group
Chinese property developer whose 2021 default features in the investigation's account of the pre-sale development model's collapse.
PIA Investigations Covering This Organisation
China Evergrande Group appears in 1 Project Insider Asia investigation, covering Billion Dollar Failures.
The Evidence Record
What the investigations document about China Evergrande Group's involvement, drawn from the published investigation records.
China's Ghost Cities
| Investigation focus | China's Ghost Cities: How Rapid Urban Expansion Ran Ahead of Demand |
|---|---|
| Cost | Programme cost unquantified; Ordos city debt alone reported at ~RMB 300bn (~US$47bn) by 2012 |
| Country | China |
| Industry | Real Estate and Urban Development |
| Key dates | 2026-08-03 |
Governance Lessons
Lessons from the investigations covering China Evergrande Group, each attributed to its source investigation.
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Follow the Incentives, Not the Master Plan
Every actor in China's new town boom —……
From China's Ghost Cities
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Speculative Demand Is Not Demand
Chinese households bought empty flats……
From China's Ghost Cities
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Off-Balance-Sheet Debt Is Still Debt
LGFVs existed precisely to keep……
From China's Ghost Cities
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Absence of Data Is a Decision
China has never published an official……
From China's Ghost Cities
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Build-to-Order Beats Build-to-Forecast
Districts that filled — usually those……
From China's Ghost Cities
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A Slow Recovery Does Not Cancel the Failure
Kangbashi now houses over 100,000……
From China's Ghost Cities
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