The Chinese having a saying: "may you live in interesting times". And never were times more interesting than in the Chinese property market. With British investors increasingly looking to invest in booming cities like Shanghai, experts from The Times and Sunday Times assess the risks and sometimes startling rewards on offer in the world's fastest-growing economy:

Is buying abroad too risky a business? Sunday Times Property Editor Peter Conradi looks at homes in unusual places, from China to Bulgaria. Fly-to-let: in the line of fire

What's happening in China? Government intervention, "market-cooling" and shifting populations - Peter Conradi takes another look at the trends giving British investors pause for thought. Fly-to-let: The world in a twirl

The Times picks three up-and-coming tourist traps for your portfolio, where the property is still cheap, and the sun's always shining. Long-haul: where are the next hotspots

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BACKGROUND

• China needs more names — double-quick

• Mandelson tells China it must fix trade imbalance

• China in their hands

China may be luring investors with the promise of massive returns, but is the astounding growth rate pushing the economy into dangerous overdrive? It's heating up in China

China is building at an astounding rate. The economy is the envy of the West. But is buying in a communist state really such a good idea? Fly-to-let: Big profits in China for canny investors

Want to buy in China? Best take loads of cash. Ask the experts: the currency dealer

To find properties for sale in China on propertyfinder.com click here

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