2012: Construction in China (18 images)

A migrant Chinese worker picks up a large plastic tube on a construction site in Beijing on September 11, 2012. UPI/Stephen Shaver

Empty traffic lanes lead to a dead end, which abound on the outskirts of Beijing on August 29, 2012. China's over-aggressive building boom has seen small ghosts town spring up around the capital as housing supply has far outpaced housing demand. UPI/Stephen Shaver

A lone Chinese worker dangles from a single rope to wash the exterior of a new, massive residential complex named Park Avenue in Beijing on August 29, 2012. One of China's leading investment banks, China International Capital Corp, has warned Beijing that it must not relax its grip on the real estate sector - the biggest macroeconomic risk to the country. UPI/Stephen Shaver

A Chinese worker stands on the top of a new building still under construction in Beijing on July 11, 2012. China's top advisory body called on the government to relax market restrictions to keep the economy growing, the first such proposal by advisers to steady a weakening property market. This is the first time a group of influential economic advisers have called on China to relax controls on the property market. UPI/Stephen Shaver