China’s finance ministry vows to increase central bond issuance and flexible transfer payments to cash-strapped local governments in 2026, easing austerity measures triggered by collapsing land sales revenue.

China’s debt is more than 250 percent of GDP, higher than the United States. It remains lower than Japan, the world’s most indebted leading economy, but some experts say the concern is that China’s debt has surged at the sort of pace that usually leads to a financial bust and economic slump.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's fiscal policy has ample room, the government's debt ratio remains "reasonable" and risks are controllable, finance minister Lan Foan said on Friday, pledging a more flexible fiscal push to shore up the economic growth.

Global debt crisis is entering a dangerous phase as major economies carry heavier burdens than ever before. Debt-to-GDP ratios in Japan, the United States, China, and the European Monetary Union have climbed to levels that economists warn could destabilize ...

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 as lending has tapered off and grace periods on many ...

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 look to stabilise essentials first, broaden revenues and ...

China has dramatically curtailed its lending in recent years. Now, it's emerging as the largest debt collector for many of the world's poorest nations — a shift that threatens to undermine poverty reduction efforts and fuel instability, according to a ...

The severely indebted real estate developer China Evergrande, already in the process of liquidation, said on Tuesday it will be delisted from Hong Kong’s stock exchange on Aug. 25, another setback to mainland China’s property sector. Evergrande was the ...

China is making it harder for some state-owned companies to borrow overseas, expanding a campaign to rein in local government debt risks, according to people familiar with the matter. The National Development and Reform Commission, China’s top economic ...

Key Points - The United States dwarfs China in wealth, income, and innovation, yet risks losing the long game because Beijing treats economics as an instrument of state power. -China directs capital into critical industries, builds a dominant manufacturing ...