David Tingxuan Zhang is an analyst at Trivium China, a Beijing-based strategic advisory firm.
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China's fiscal foundations are weakening as local governments struggle
IMF estimates hidden local debt is equivalent to around half the nation's GDP
Unfinished residential buildings in China's Shaanxi province in 2023. A downturn in the property market has hit the nation's economy hard. © Reuters
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