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> their debt to GDP ratio was 300% before a GDP revision government debt is 83% of GDP vs 123% for US as per: https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/GG_DEBT_
by riku_iki 1y ago
> their debt to GDP ratio was 300% before a GDP revision
government debt is 83% of GDP vs 123% for US as per: https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/GG_DEBT_GDP@GDD/CHN/FRA/DEU/ITA/JPN/GBR/USA/FADGDWORLD https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/GG_DEBT_GDP@GDD/CHN/...
> they ignore international patents and intellectual property
so what? They got what they want and won multiple markets without major consequences.
- _DeadFred_ 1y agoNow include state (not notional) debt, and state/national owned institutions.
- riku_iki 1y agothen we would need to include major US institutions debt too(for example top N banks)?
- _DeadFred_ 1y agoOnly those backed by government guarantee like China has for state owned business. So I guess up to the depositary insurance amounts? But that isn't debt, so no, it's not the same.
- riku_iki 1y agoWe can argue that US saved major banks in the past too, and not much prevents China from bankrupting state owned companies.