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China: Europe’s new cash machine?

After Greece, after Portugal, China is busy buying Spanish debt. Beijing is snapping up European government bonds of fragile countries, providing them much-needed breathing room. But some wonder whether this short-term relief might not create problems down the road…

Programme prepared by Claire Brown and Charlotte Oberti.

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