China's property investment up 3.4 pct in Jan.-July

Aerial photo shows a residential community in Guoyuan Village, Pengshan District, Meishan, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 16, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- China's investment in property development rose 3.4 percent year on year in the first seven months of 2020, widening from the 1.9-percent increase in the first half, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday. ■