As China's economic growth gets back on track after three years of the pandemic, efforts to tackle the mountain of so-called hidden debt accumulated by local governments have reemerged as a priority on the agendas of top policymakers.
Despite gains in some provinces, few resources on hand for local governments

The Ministry of Finance, pictured, launched a comprehensive survey of local governments' off-the-books borrowing.
As China's economic growth gets back on track after three years of the pandemic, efforts to tackle the mountain of so-called hidden debt accumulated by local governments have reemerged as a priority on the agendas of top policymakers.