EditorialAn Evergrande construction site in Taiyuan sits idle, like most of the giant developer’s projects cross China, on Oct. 20, 2021. (Gilles Sabrie/The New York Times)
EditorialAn idle construction site for an Evergrande residential project in Taiyuan, China, and completed buildings behind on Oct. 20, 2021. (Gilles Sabrié/The New York Times)
EditorialAn idle construction site for an Evergrande residential project in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China, on Oct. 20, 2021. (Gilles Sabrié/The New York Times)
EditorialAn idle construction site for an Evergrande residential project in Taiyuan, China, and completed buildings behind on Oct. 20, 2021. A million home buyers are waiting for unfinished apartments. (Gilles Sabrié/The New York Times)