[neverevergiveup]

If this is indicative of China’s finances in general, they are in a very precarious place. That said, this makes China an even bigger threat, as their political ‘leadership’ will not just go quietly into the night.

[dp0622]

The entire world’s GDP is 80 trillion.

I looked and could not find another site coming even remotely close to these numbers.

Evergrande owes over 100 billion, seems to be the consensus.

If it says 367 trillion here, then I guess it is.

Would have liked to confirm that somewhere though

[Zhang Fei]

[If this is indicative of China’s finances in general, they are in a very precarious place. That said, this makes China an even bigger threat, as their political ‘leadership’ will not just go quietly into the night.]

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A smaller threat, because foreign wars exacerbate financial problems. The factions circling each other and eyeing Xi Jinping’s seat are waiting for their opportunity. He can watch his back or fight a war successfully, but he can’t do both. Some people take “Wag the Dog” seriously. As someone who’s read a big stack of history books, I class that movie with “Planet of the Apes” and “Star Wars”, as far as plausibility goes.

[Psalm 73]

"...this makes China an even bigger threat, as their political ‘leadership’ will not just go quietly into the night."

A tight spot only a major war can pull them out of?