Challenges and Opportunities for Public Infrastructure REITs in China
Author(s):
Hui Wan
With the enactment of the “Notice on Promoting the Pilot Work Related to Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) in the Infrastructure Sector” in 2020, China has opened a new era of public infrastructure REITs on the mainland jurisdiction. Based on this background, this paper summarizes the complex operational structure of public infrastructure C-REIT, analyzes the potential legal risks of the structure accordingly, and proposes corresponding suggestions for improving the investor protection mechanism of public infrastructure C-REIT.
