From the Chinese Press

It's not wrong to try to buy a house

The ownership of an apartment has become the main criterion to judge whether a person has been successful in life. But since the importance of owning a house is nothing new for Chinese people - it dates back to ancient times - we should not blame today's young people for trying desperately to buy an apartment, says an article on youth.cn. Excerpts:

Given the skyrocketing housing prices, some people feel today's youths are unnecessarily obsessed with buying a house, especially because they believe their demand is an important factor for increasing prices.