China Evergrande Ordered to Demolish 39-Building Resort

China Evergrande Ordered to Demolish 39-Building Resort
A section of the Evergrande mega-project complexes is seen on Haihua Islands in Danzhou in south China's Hainan province on Nov. 19, 2019. Chinatopix Via AP
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BEIJING—A troubled Chinese real estate developer that is struggling with $310 billion in debt announced Tuesday it has been ordered to demolish a 39-building resort complex in a new blow to its finances.

Evergrande Group gave no explanation, but news reports said the government of Danzhou, a city on the southern island province of Hainan, found it was improperly built and violated urban planning law.