I assume one would need a legal entity (i.e. business

I assume one would need a legal entity (i.e. business licence) to become a landlord, that's all. The policy is to dissuade regular families from using real estate as an investment asset, as opposed to securities or bank deposits.

The one child policy is necessary. Anybody that thinks otherwise does not understand the basic cultural difference between East and West, between individual rights (resulting in public suffering) and public rights (results in individual inconvenience). There is no absolute right or wrong here.
Posted by Ben at 2007-03-16 11:12:06
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