China Debt

The struggles of 2022 highlighted six crises China will have to face now and into the future.

Evergrande’s crisis once again calls into question the role of international auditing firms – and raises doubts over what other secrets their seal of approval may be hiding.

Critics pushing the “debt trap diplomacy” slogan often downplay the fact that BRI debt is as much a problem for China as it is for borrowing countries.

Bradley Murg discusses Chinese debt, AUKUS, and grandiose ambitions.

ASEAN wrestles with Chinese debt and post-pandemic recovery plans.

Although Vietnam's Chinese debt burden is low compared to some of its neighbors, it is still a worry for the Communist Party mandarins in Hanoi.

Due to structural flaws in China's financial system, there will likely be other Evergrandes in the future.

In a year marked by defaults, the potential collapse of China’s second largest property developer offers insight into Beijing’s changing attitude on bailouts and financial risk.

Local government financing vehicle bonds are coming under increasing scrutiny as a source of financial risk.

With debt soaring amid the pandemic, the government’s deleveraging struggle slogs on.

New revelations bring to light financial abuses of those interned in China’s “training centers” in Xinjiang.