Japan’s descent into stagnation is an infamous economic tale known around the world. But at its start, in the early 1990s, it wasn’t abundantly clear what was happening to what was then the world’s No. 2 economy.
Much to the frustration of Japan’s Ministry of Finance, there was a coterie of keen financial analysts who warned that the country’s debt problem was a whole lot worse than advertised, and that economic growth wasn’t going to magically make it go away.
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Japan? Japan got how many people? China got how many people? China GDP per capita only 20% of America. and China is in the sweet spot to accelerate further.
Fast forward to today, and something similar may be emerging with regard to China. In recent weeks, China watchers have taken notice of a previously little-publicized assessment by a former adviser to China’s central bank. Li Daokui has estimated that local Chinese authorities had by 2020 run up a much bigger tally of debt than previously realized, at some 90 trillion yuan ($12.6 trillion).
There is always a reason why CCP stock market going down so fast.🤣🤣
Most of this debt came from building infrastructure, much of which is unlikely to generate revenues sufficient to pay off the obligations. With China’s trend growth rate notably lower now than it was, it leaves a burden over the long haul. National authorities have the wherewithal to resolve the problem, but it would take a major rethink in economic policy. Without a strategic shift, it leaves China heading for Japan-style stagnation.
there is no stopping China because its time has come. competent government with united people, a country of geniuses, the real economy 2X that of USA. , by real economy I mean the productive capacity. , innovative, creative, science and technology rapidly rising.
Li Daokui is a Harvard-trained economist at Beijing’s Tsinghua University who served as an external adviser to the People’s Bank of China early in the last decade. In October, he delivered a lecture on his findings on the debt accumulated by China’s local authorities.
He explained that one oversight in previous estimates was a failure to dig out the basis for “capital” behind major infrastructure projects, such as a massive rail transit loop in the southwestern mega-city Chongqing. Almost two-fifths of Chongqing’s broader, near-$29 billion project came from so-called “paid-up capital.” But Li and his colleague’s analysis showed that the “paid-up capital” was effectively debt as well.
America with 24 trillion Gdp cannot built 1 km of HSR China with Gdp 18 trillion Gdp has 40000 km hsr and will be 70000 km by 2030. Why? Because America is capitalist country and China is socialist country. China is able to build infrastructure for the people and all the liabilities are in yuan anyway. So what is the problem? I don't think hsr are built for profits anyway and the tickets are the cheapest in the world
The research also determined that the fiscal wherewithal of local authorities to service their debt had deteriorated by 2020. The conclusion: “It’s clear that local governments are compelled to incur new debts to repay existing ones, which is unsustainable.” Given how growth momentum has deteriorated in recent years, the debt-servicing ability is likely “even lower now,” according to Li.
Once unity is lost and u have left wing China , right wing China, every thing will be lost ..and that is exactly what America want China to do. What America want is for China to be poor like 1980 and happy to produce cheap shoes for America and nothing else
China’s total debt rises to over 300 per cent of GDP as Beijing loosens borrowing curbs to boost growth -The figure has risen to over US$40 trillion, some 15 per cent of overall global debt, according to data released by the Institute of International Finance -China has eased its deleveraging campaign in a bid to aid the slowing economy amid the trade war with the United States
China is developing country with Gdp per capita of only 13000 SD, same as Malaysia but infrastructure far advanced than any thing in western countries.. China does not stop here and will go far ahead.
The above topic has already been answered in Quora in better detail. "We will find that China's government debt only accounts for 21% of GDP, which is very healthy. This means that the Chinese government can repay these debts at any time without even affecting their foreign exchange reserves and gold reserves. The Japanese government's debt is as high as 220% of GDP. Does this mean that the Japanese government is about to go bankrupt?"
Countries do not cancel national debts denominated in local currency. It is not possible just because it is run by CCP. Cancelling debts will send shockwaves to a list of creditors. They include banks, investment funds, national savings and ordinary citizens. It will cause panic, bank runs, social unrests and political upheaval. A public uprising and turmoil which the CCP will be unable to control. The spillover of debt cancellations will rapidly infect the secondary financial sectors like properties, mortgages, Peers to Peers Lendinds etc. It will spin like a hurricane beyond control.
For every RMB debt, there is a RMB creditor waiting to be paid back. Debt is still a debt. And that 4 letter word needs to be repaid. It doesn't matter where it is or which country you are. In China, Brazil or Argentina , debt is still a debt. You can also ask Anwar to cancell the RM1.5 Trillion nation debt tomorrow. Just wait to see what will happen to your KLSE shares prices you owned on Monday.
If the CCP want to pump in money from Beijing to chunking, u can stop the CCP meh? If the CCP want to cancel debts from chunking to Beijing, u can stop Beijing meh?
China's Long-term Economic Outlook Weakens Bloomberg Economics sees GDP growth slowing more than previously thought
In much the same way, Japan’s economic growth by the 1990s was insufficient to simply pay off the mountain of debt created during the bubble years, based on real-estate collateral valued at entirely unrealistic prices. Tokyo’s response was to guide banks into offering companies forbearance, and avoiding US-style bankruptcies with all the social and labor carnage they entail.
japan? Japan is a different set of problems. Japan is not able to say no to Washington and commit harakiri with the Plaza accord and dismantling of its own chip industry.
and how big is domestic economy of japan any way? can have China dual circulation strategy?
If the CCP want to pump in money from Beijing to chunking, u can stop the CCP meh? If the CCP want to cancel debts from chunking to Beijing, u can stop Beijing meh?
some more, property taxes in China are very low, and property taxes in America are very high. If they want to increase city revenue, plenty of tools they can use to increase revenue.
Another piece of Japan’s response was to keep lowering interest rates to encourage new borrowing to fund new investments. The trouble with that was the appetite to extend or take on new credit was limited. Low rates came to be seen as a symptom of Japan’s diminished potential.
Jeff. Why are u looking for financial engineering ? China is advancing not by financial engineering but by upgrading science and technology and Xi jinping make in China 2025. .... America is running scared but nothing America can do.
EV is a good example. China will disrupt existing industries. if America don't want to buy, China and rest of the world is a big enough market. And China will continue to produce stuffs that solve people's real problems at an affordable price
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Japan’s descent into stagnation is an infamous economic tale known around the world. But at its start, in the early 1990s, it wasn’t abundantly clear what was happening to what was then the world’s No. 2 economy. Much to the frustration of Japan’s Ministry of Finance, there was a coterie of keen financial analysts who warned that the country’s debt problem was a whole lot worse than advertised, and that economic growth wasn’t going to magically make it go away.