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www.bloomberg.com — Frank He said he faked a divorce from his wife of 10 years to skirt China’s ban on third mortgages and obtain a bank loan for a third property, a 12 million yuan suburban villa.

www.ministryoftofu.com — This year, some Chinese have been informed by cemeteries that the use right of tombs where their families were buried is due to expire, and if they want to keep the deceased in place, they must pay management fees. If no management fee is paid, they will put together those ash urns so that families of the departed can find them in the future.

china-economics-blog.blogspot.com — A recent CERP paper looks at the potential for 40% drops in China housing prices. This is a result of a number of China specific factors, including (1) lack of assets to invest in (2) the actions of state owned companies including the army that are dangerously addicted to speculation and not doing what they are supposed to do.

www.guardian.co.uk — More from Copenhagen: Media outlets in Hong Kong suggest He Yafei has been punished for failing to smooth relations at Copenhagen between China, the US and Europe. He, a senior member of the Chinese negotiating team at Copenhagen has been shifted from his post, prompting speculation that he has been punished for the debacle of the climate talks.