China Evergrande warns of default risk if it fails to sell assets

Total liabilities rise despite developer's efforts to pare back debts

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NARAYANAN SOMASUNDARAM, Nikkei Asia regional finance editor

HONG KONG -- China Evergrande Group has warned for the first time that it may fail to repay its debts unless it is able to attract new investors and sell assets.

The world's most indebted property developer said on Tuesday in its first-half results statement that its total liabilities reached 1.97 trillion yuan ($304.45 billion) as of June 30, up from 1.95 trillion yuan on Dec. 31.

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