12 December 2023

Will China's sprawling debt problem worsen?


Turmoil in China's housing market, coupled with weak consumer sentiment, is weighing on the nation's economy. Once the country's largest property developer, Evergrande is now facing a lawsuit that may end with its liquidation, while Dalian Wanda Group, China's largest mall operator, is shedding assets in an effort to avoid a default.

Debt-laden local governments are also struggling in the world's second-largest economy.

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