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The Relevance and Irrelevance of Evergrande

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The Relevance and Irrelevance of Evergrande
An abandoned Evergrande commercial complex called Evergrande Palace is seen in Beijing on Jan. 29, 2024. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
Christopher Balding
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There are so many problems with the Chinese economy and real estate sector that it becomes easy to both overstate and understate the importance of events. Understanding events as they unfold directs the analytical framework, so it is essential to tune our understanding of the recent order of liquidation by a Hong Kong court on Evergrande.

Christopher Balding
Christopher Balding
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Christopher Balding was a professor at the Fulbright University Vietnam and the HSBC Business School of Peking University Graduate School. He specializes in the Chinese economy, financial markets, and technology. A senior fellow at the Henry Jackson Society, he lived in China and Vietnam for more than a decade before relocating to the United States.
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