💰China's local governments owe a massive $13 trillion, according to Goldman Sachs, posing a risk of default.
📉Beijing has been reluctant to address the debt crisis until it became too big to ignore.
🔄Efforts to deal with the debt include debt renegotiation, loan restructuring, and refinancing.
⏰Beijing is buying time by delaying repayments and cleaning up the books.
🏗️The debt burden is impacting infrastructure projects and economic growth.