News Release

BEIJING, March 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan" or the "Company") (NYSE: XIN), a NYSE-listed real estate developer and property management company operating primarily in China and also in other countries, today announced that its 100% owned subsidiary Xinyuan (China) Real Estate Ltd has signed a cross-industry strategic cooperation agreement with Shenzhen Tencent Computer Systems Company Limited ("Tencent Computer"), a 100% owned subsidiary of the Hong Kong-listed Tencent Holdings Limited ("Tencent Holdings"), a leading provider of internet value-added services in China.

Drawing on Tencent Computer's resources and Xinyuan's industry expertise, this cooperation aims to energize the traditional real estate sector. The pilot program of this strategic partnership will be a Smart Cloud Sales Platform supported by Big Data.

Xinyuan has been making efforts to promote the upgrade of the real estate industry by the use of science and technology. Mr. Yong Zhang, Chairman of Xinyuan, stated, "This strategic cooperation with Tencent Computer is another example of Xinyuan's commitment to leveraging advanced technologies for value-added applications in the real estate sector, adding to existing smart communities, blockchain, and the development of technology towns."

Mr. Steven Chang, Corporate Vice President of Tencent, praised Xinyuan's industry influence, and said both sides look forward to the next step in their cooperation. Tencent will leverage its advantages in multiple product lines, and its strong data technology, to facilitate the development of Xinyuan's business, both online and offline, Mr.Chang said. "The real world is now completely integrated with the digital world. Enterprise integration can improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and gain more real and effective user data and feedback," stated Mr. Chang.

About Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan") is an NYSE-listed real estate developer and property manager primarily in China and recently in other countries. In China, Xinyuan develops and manages large scale, high quality real estate projects in over ten tier one and tier two cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Zhengzhou, Jinan, Xi'an, and Suzhou. Xinyuan was one of the first Chinese real estate developers to enter the U.S. market and over the past few years has been active in real estate development in New York. Xinyuan aims to provide comfortable and convenient real estate related products and services to middle-class consumers. For more information, please visit http://www.xyre.com.

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For more information, please contact:

In China:

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Mr. Joe Xu
Investor Relations Director
Tel: +86 (10) 8588-9376
Email: irteam@xyre.com

ICR, LLC
In U.S.: +1-646-308-1472
In China: +86 (10) 6583-7511
Email: William.zima@icrinc.com

Media:

Edmond Lococo
In China: +86 (10) 6583-7510
Email: Edmond.Lococo@icrinc.com

SOURCE Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.