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05.10.18With Jail Sentences and Corporate Flameouts, China Is Tackling its Debt
New York Times
A Shanghai court imprisoned a tycoon who used a mountain of debt to buy the Waldorf Astoria hotel.
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03.15.18Hard-Charging Chinese Energy Tycoon Falls from Xi Government’s Graces
New York Times
A mysterious Chinese buyer surprised the financial world last year when it swooped in to buy a $9 billion chunk of Russia’s state oil company.
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07.11.17In China, Shoppers Buy Bad Loans Online with Their Groceries
Bloomberg
Among the sneakers, diapers, and pet food for sale on Taobao, China’s biggest e-commerce platform, is a listing that may take up a little more space in the online shopping basket.
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10.10.16China Intensifies Push to Cut Debt With Multi-Agency Blitz
Bloomberg
IMF has flagged the potential threat from China's growing debt pile; State Council issues guidelines on swapping bad debt to equity
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10.04.16Road to Stagnation? China Inc Gets a Break From Lenders
Reuters
China may be in for a long period of Japan-like stagnation rather than a single event triggering a crisis
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05.04.16China Bondholders Lose Their Beijing-Bailout Confidence
Wall Street Journal
Investors’ long-held assumption that the government would step up for state-run companies is shaken.
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04.27.16IMF Says China Debt Swap, NPL Securitization Could Create More Problems
CNBC
The IMF estimates corporate debt in China at 160 percent of GDP.
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03.21.16China’s Fix for Massive Corporate Debt: Sell More Stock
Fortune
Zhou’s solution to the corporate debt problem is that the Chinese companies need to go out and issue stock.