2024-12-23 11:05:50

China’s local governments urged to rethink approach to infrastructure investment

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To avoid the pitfalls of overambitious spending, heavily indebted authorities must ‘know where to hit the brakes’, think tank says.
https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3292013/chinas-local-governments-urged-rethink-approach-infrastructure-investment?utm_source=rss_feed

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