The term china cutting is very popular among real estate developers and agents who often refer to these lands as “china plots” with each other. ‘China cutting’ also drew large public attention in recent days after Rangers mentioned this term in its report on Karachi crimes. The report said, “Rs230 billion being is being generated annually from Karachi’s citizens through extortion, smuggling of Iranian diesel, water supply and land-grabbing (china cutting in particular).”
According to ARY news,
China cutting means illegal subdivision:
China cutting is basically an illegal way of carving out big amenity plots, community centres, government plots, parks or even cemeteries into smaller plots up to 100 yards or below each and sale them.
For instance, carving 100, 80 or 60 yards plots from a single plot of 500 yards is called ‘china cutting.
Read more at
https://arynews.tv/en/what-exactly-is-china-cutting/
China cutting no guarantee of land tenure
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China cutting means illegal subdivision
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China cutting means haphazard plotting
China cutting is about "Grabbing a massive piece of land, dividing it into small pieces and selling those pieces."
It means they grab government land and cut it into plots for residential and commercial purposes and sell them to common people. Normally it has zero expenses and u gets huge amount of money.
Read more at
https://www.dawn.com/news/1271643
According to a debate on social media
China cutting means haphazard plotting:
As to the question why it is called ‘China cutting’, the reason, which also makes sense, is that if one closely takes a look at the map of China, it seems the demarcations and boundaries have been made in a haphazard, complex and, sometimes, improper way. Hence, China cutting.
China cutting means allowing maximum number of plots
There is one demarcation done by govt which includes schools, colleges, parks, play grouds etc. But in china cutting on capturing and making maximum plots happens.
and the best one which i like the most:
China cutting no guarantee of land tenure
China cutting is a method in which a government land like parks, green belts etc are acquired and convert into residential or commercial plots and sold, as it's actually an illegal activity backed by corrupt government officials, so sooner or later the legality and authenticity of these plots can be questioned, that makes it china way or china cutting, as in Pakistan there is a general concept about Chinese products that they are not reliable (چل گئ تو چل گئ نا چلئ تو نا چلئ) So in short the non reliability of legal value of these plots generated the term of "China Cutting"
Read more at:
https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/whats-china-cutting.371138/
Who gave it the name?
The above site claims t hat Altaf Hussain was the one to use this term for the first time in Real estate history, No confirmation from my side.
A somewhat politically expressive discussion on China cutting is available on this Youtube video: