China Promises More Housing For the Low Income中国承诺为低收入者提供住房

Chinese state media say the government is promising to make more low-income housing available, while at the same time trying to control soaring property prices. The China Daily reports the country's vice premier Zeng Peiyan told a government meeting that efforts should be taken to build more low-income housing. The paper says the vice premier also said that property prices are rising too fast.

It says at least 20 percent of China's largest cities have failed to construct low-cost housing for the poor. The China Daily also says housing prices in 70 large and medium-sized cities were five-point-six percent higher in January than a year earlier. It says housing prices in Beijing rose almost 10 percent over the same period.

中国官方媒体说，中国政府承诺更多地为低收入阶层提供房屋，同时试图控制飙升的房地产价格。中国日报报导，中国副总理曾培炎在一个政府会议上说，应该努力建造更多适合低收入者的房屋。报纸还 援引曾培炎的话说，房地产价格上涨太快。

报导说，至少有20%的中国大城市没有为贫困人口修建廉价房。中国日报还说，今年1月份，中国70个大中城市的房价比去年同期上涨了5.6%，其中北京的同比房价上涨了近10%。