China's Shimao sells Shanghai hotel to state-owned firm for $708m

China's Shimao sells Shanghai hotel to state-owned firm for $708m

Tea service in a hotel room. Photo: Pixabay

Chinese property developer Shimao Group said on Friday it would sell a hotel in Shanghai to state-owned Shanghai Land Group for 4.5 billion yuan ($707.83 million), as it seeks to reduce its debt amid a crisis in the country’s property sector.