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China ‘world’s biggest debt collector’ as poorer nations struggle with its loans
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 07 Nov 2023
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Hopefully this will be helpful (to understanding this type of debt):
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2018/09/27/american-creditors-say-china-should-honour-pre-communist-debts
Not saying it will be repaid, but at least the article goes into how debt is handled when governments change hands.