Washington's latest warnings about Chinese lending are not just another skirmish in a long-running rivalry, they are a signal ...

The United States is in debt with China for hundreds of billions of dollars, yet that sum is miniscule when compared to the total national debt, and the amount of debt owed to other bond holders. As ...

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 Beijing pushes consumer lending to stimulate the economy, millions of Chinese borrowers, especially the young, are falling into debt spirals. By Li Yuan China is a nation of savers. The Chinese ...

China's shift from lending to debt collection under the Belt and Road Initiative is placing financial pressure on developing countries, including Central Asian states. While some countries like ...

THE RISE of a property-owning, entrepreneurial middle class in China has transformed its cities in this century. It has helped to spur consumption in the world’s second-largest economy. In May retail ...

China has shifted from the world’s largest creditor nation to the globe’s biggest debt collector. Central Asian states owe billions to Chinese entities, but their geographic importance to Beijing is ...

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif leads a delegation in discussions with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China, Sep. 2, 2025. Credit: Prime Minister’s Office of Pakistan During the ...