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As China's real estate market continues to cool, experts have warned that a collapse in the market could spell disaster for the economy. This poses a dilemma for the Chinese regime. Sky-high property prices can fuel social tensions, but a reverse of the property boom could damage Beijing's bid to maintain the economy.

n the spring of 2012 staff from the Centre for Urban History at the University of Leicester travelled to China and Colombia.

In a new short documentary, 'Hopeful', Jonah Kessel shows the work of environmental NGO Friends of Nature in using new laws to hold companies accountable for their pollution. The film focuses on a Yunnan "cancer village" and Friends of Nature activist Chang Cheng, who says: "Sometimes trying to protect China's natural habitat feels like playing a game, because we have an opponent. Every time we advance, so do they. Sometimes it feels as though we cannot move at all. But there are still those of us who remain hopeful."

China's Real Estate Bubble Bursts -- Good or Bad? The latest outlook from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says China's real estate market fluctuations are a major threat to its growth next year.