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China's banks have been told to sacrifice $210 billion in profits to boost the economy. Because the banks are effectively guaranteed by the government, this is the equivalent of an increase in government debt equal to...
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roughly 1.5 percentage points of GDP which, rather than show up in the official debt numbers, represents an increase in the government's contingent liabilities.

This is also the equivalent of a subsidy to borrowers, mostly manufacturers, and is part of the explanation...
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of why Chinese exports have recovered so quickly.
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