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‘It’s an insult’: Chinese property developers race to the top of London’s skyline

December 25, 2019October 23, 2015 by Editorial Team

Giant luxury towers (with their own karaoke rooms) to spring up around the city as eastern investors look to Britain. But residents fear deals will force them out

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