U.S. Is Top Recipient of Chinese State-Bank Loans: New Data

New data show the U.S. is the top recipient of Chinese state-bank loans, taking more than $200 billion since 2000.
New data show the U.S. is the top recipient of Chinese state-bank loans, taking more than $200 billion since 2000. (Photo: FRED DUFOUR / AFP)

The U.S. is the top recipient of Chinese state-bank loans and grants, according to new AidData figures that trace more than $200 billion across roughly 2,500 U.S. deals since 2000.

The new data emerges despite years of U.S. warnings to other governments about taking on such loans.

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