Behind China's 110 Million Yuan Debt Overdue: Deception or Escape, Trust Collapses Between Couples

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Sep 27, 2026  #Chinadeepdive

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Bloomberg reports that by the end of 2025, among China's 1.1 billion adult population, a staggering 10.6%, or approximately 110 million people, have faced overdue debt, with accumulated personal non-performing loans exceeding 2.22 trillion yuan. The Chinese Communist Party has ceased releasing aggregated data on personal defaults in the summer of 2025. China's former rich and middle class have largely become heavily indebted poor. Meanwhile, China has become a divorce big nation. What is the connection between these two phenomena? In this episode, we focus on how debt affects Chinese families.

Behind China's 110 Million Yuan Debt Overdue: Deception or Escape, Trust Collapses Between Couples


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