China’s government is cracking down on local level debt, and this may dampen GDP growth in the second half of 2017.

How to keep the world’s second largest economy in shape?

 New models are necessary to avoid the mistakes of the past.

China’s surprise GDP performance in the first quarter of 2017 is unlikely to be sustainable.

Public-private partnership infrastructure spending will boost China’s economy but increase local government debt.

Li's work report was light on new economic reforms, indicating that stability remains the government's main goal.

A look at the year ahead for the Chinese economy

The country is grappling with a serious debt problem. Can it be overcome?

The “new normal” is masking some historic challenges.

China’s debt has surged in recent years. Can it handle it?

Some key reforms are needed to better cope with troubled borrowers.

Beijing is the 8th local government to issue bonds under a pilot program to combat shadow banking.

The first links round-up of 2014: hot air balloons, local government debt, and Xinhua’s take on the top events of 2013.

An audit shows local government debt at a level that requires action.