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To circumvent local government's restriction on sharp price drop, Chinese real estates developers literally handed out gold ingots to home buyers. (lemmy.nz)

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/12/gold-bars-used-to-lure-chinese-homebuyers-amid-market-slowdown

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[-] GaveUp@hexbear.net 34 points 1 year ago

I think that's what people do to prove it's gold cause it's a soft metal

this post was submitted on 25 Aug 2023

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