Cleaning up China's bad debt debacle

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Cleaning up China's bad debt debacle

China's mountain of bad loans is a conundrum for foreign investors. It's the second biggest stock of non-performing loans in the world, yet the official agencies charged with disposing of them are selling them in slow motion. Joanne Gray reports on the intriguing potential of a market that is testing the patience of foreign investors.

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