Indebted Countries May Face Long Negotiations After China’s Aggressive Lending

  • More developing nations struggling to repay Chinese loans
  • Debt talks opaque and lack coordination, Rhodium Group says

Shanghai's Lujiazui Financial District. 

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Countries could face years of negotiations to rework their debt with China as a growing number of loans run into trouble following decades of aggressive lending by the world’s largest official creditor.