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CX Daily: Shenzhen Gorged on Skyscrapers, Now It Faces a Commercial Property Glut

Published: Dec. 4, 2025  9:00 a.m.  GMT+8
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In Depth: Shenzhen Gorged on Skyscrapers, Now It Faces a Commercial Property Glut

Scores of glass-and-steel skyscrapers tower over Shenzhen, monuments to a two-decade surge of economic development. But the crowds of buildings surrounded by bustling streets hide a growing problem haunting the southern metropolis: swaths of vacant office space.

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