The author is ANZ greater China chief economist Liu Li-Gang China’s external debt surged from US$250 billion in 2008 to US$989 trillion at the end of 2013. However, the value represented just 11% of China’s GDP. Short-term credit represented 80% of total external debts, but only 26% of China’s foreign exchange reserves. Overall, China has […]

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