Trillions in Hidden Debt Drove China's Growth. Now It Threatens Its Future.

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50% : Chinese cities discovered decades ago that they could take on debt through state-owned entities known as local government financing vehicles, or LGFVs, to fund sewers, streets and the like.Because the debts don't appear on government ledgers -- only on the LGFV books -- cities were able to sidestep borrowing limits.

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