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Foreign debt not a major risk in the near term

Concerns about China’s external debt have increased recently as interest rates abroad have risen and slowing domestic economic momentum has put firms’ balance sheets under strain. But much of the country’s external debt is low-risk and unlikely to cause strains in the near term.

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