China’s debt problem has grown to levels far beyond that of the United States, creating risks for its economy and the world.

China is managing its government debt burden through refinancing and swaps that buy time but fail to address structural flaws, risking a prolonged balance sheet recession. Sequenced reforms should ...

China's shift from lending to debt collection under the Belt and Road Initiative is placing financial pressure on developing countries, including Central Asian states. While some countries like ...

China was the leading financier for developing nations throughout the 2010s, channeling over $1 trillion into infrastructure projects under President Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Yet ...

China has shifted from the world’s largest creditor nation to the globe’s biggest debt collector. Central Asian states owe billions to Chinese entities, but their geographic importance to Beijing is ...

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif leads a delegation in discussions with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China, Sep. 2, 2025. Credit: Prime Minister’s Office of Pakistan During the ...

HONG KONG, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Liquidators of China Evergrande Group said on Tuesday they have sold about $255 million of its assets 18 months into China's largest debt liquidation process and taken ...