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Chinese President Xi Jinping
  • China approved a plan to adjust its budget and issue more sovereign debt, Bloomberg reported.
  • $137 billion in debt could be issued, while 2024's budget deficit could be increased, sources told Reuters.
  • This may help take the debt burden off of local governments, and revive the economy next year.

Chinese authorities have approved additional sovereign debt and a change to the 2023's state budget, efforts meant to provide added stimulus for the country's strained economy, Bloomberg reported.