The hospitality sector faced a punishing loss of income in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but signs of recovery are already beginning to appear.

Making the case for investment in data centres is, on the surface at least, not that difficult.The need to store and process digital information has grown exponentially in recent times, while the COVID-19 crisis has highlighted how dependent many industries and service providers are on virtual clouds to remain in close contact with their customers and business partners.

China has endured the pandemic the longest, and experienced an early economic rebound as a result of its containment efforts, all while other world economies continue to struggle under the weight of new cases and slow vaccine roll-outs. A year on, what can investors learn from China’s economy and real estate markets as they continue to recover?