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In Depth: China’s Multitrillion-Dollar Salve for Local Government Hidden Debt

By Yu Hairong, Ding Feng, Cheng Siwei and Zhang Yukun
2024年11月26日 21:02
Beijing’s latest $1.4 trillion support package shows there is a lot left to be brought onto balance sheet
The problem of hidden debt — borrowings by local governments that don’t show up on their official budgets — had been building up for years in China. Photo: AI generated

At a press conference on Nov. 8, China unveiled a 10 trillion yuan ($1.4 trillion) package for its local governments to deal with their hidden debt, fulfilling Finance Minister Lan Foan’s promise of “the most significant measure introduced in recent years” to tackle the issue.

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