I can see that you are in the "US Wishful Thinking" campWhen it...

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    I can see that you are in the "US Wishful Thinking" camp

    When it comes to debt there are 3 distinct areas:
    -Federal Government
    -Local Governments (State & Muni)
    -Corporate and household debt.

    IMO China trumps all 3 vis a vis the USA
    ie: China's debt relative to its GDP (PPP)
    is much lower than that of the USA on all 3 counts.

    If you disagree then supply some authoritative data;
    not social media speculation.

    Here's wikipedia's data on countries' external deb/debt per citizen

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

    There's a lot ado about the Chinese real estate bubble.
    IMO this is less significant than the US GFC which was
    a massive R/E bubble which required massive Government
    intervention not only in the USA but in Europe also.

    For example the Republic of Ireland was set virtually
    broke by its R/E bubble 2008-2013 requiring a Troike
    bail-out by the EC, ECB & the IMF. Of course that was temporary
    because the ROI not only recovered but it ranks in the top
    5 globally in wealth and specifically in GDP/Capita.

    Just look at the US vs China today. Since the Trump re-election
    the US looks like a mob of pleb amateurs with desperate policies
    in order to keep the US economically viable while China has
    well measured long term economic plans with a stable political regime
    capable of implementing them
    eg:-
    -BRI
    -Made in China 2025
    -SCO
    -pro Globalisation
    -BRICS leader to counter US global capital leadership with alternative Global Reserve Currency plans.

    With 30% of Global Manufacturing and Trade, China has the runs on the board
    China has already devised strategies to avoid a USSR or a Japanese economic collapse
    so to expect either of China is merely "wishful thinking" IMO.


 
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