HONG KONG -- More overseas borrowers are tapping China's bond market, jumping aboard a panda bond boom that Beijing is increasingly using to extend its political influence.
On Sept. 15, there were 389 billion yuan ($54.6 billion) worth of panda bonds outstanding, surpassing the figure for samurai bonds, which foreign companies issue in Japan. (Illustration by Hiroko Aida)
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