China's Financial Bubbles Remind Us of Scams like Britain's South Sea Bubble

China’s Financial Bubbles Remind Us of Scams like Britain’s South Sea Bubble

Tags: U.S. Economy

11/23/2021 Joseph Solis-Mullen

It never ends well: to clean up mountains of bad debts, the Chinese regime has employed debt-for-equity schemes that could leave countless ordinary investors in deep trouble.

Original Article: “China’s Financial Bubbles Remind Us of Scams like Britain’s South Sea Bubble“

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