China's Burgeoning Debt, and a New Type of China IPO

China Inc by BBW

Feb 19 2024 • 18 mins

China's debt-to-GDP ratio swelled to 288% last year, up 13.5 basis points and a huge level by any standard. Is this kind of debt level sustainable, or will something have to give? And a company called Arrivent has just listed in New York, banking on its licensing deal for a made-in-China cancer drug to make its own big money by selling the drug in the U.S. What's the China risk behind this kind of company?