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Re:How China accumulated $28T in debt by vkou on Thursday January 28, 2016 @04:03PM (#10991307)
You're comparing public + private Chinese debt with public US debt.

The public + private US debt/gdp ratio is ~270%.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_position_of_the_Unit...

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Re:How China accumulated $28T in debt by danielvf on Thursday January 28, 2016 @04:22PM (#10991467)
You are correct, I did have the wrong number.
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Re:How China accumulated $28T in debt by qaq on Thursday January 28, 2016 @04:29PM (#10991513)
US debt is in USD, question is how China's debt is structured.
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Re:How China accumulated $28T in debt by toomuchtodo on Thursday January 28, 2016 @04:16PM (#10991424)
Private Chinese debt becomes public if the Chinese government intends to backstop private losses.
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