Secret Bond Deals Making China's Debt Market More Confusing

  • Distressed borrowers increasingly bypass clearing houses
  • Lack of transparency risks some investors getting better deals
Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
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China’s domestic bond market is on course for a record year of defaults. What’s a little less clear is exactly how many defaults there might have been.