Aerial photo shows a residential area of Evergrande in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Aug 28, 2023. On August 28, 2023.
Aerial photo shows a residential area of Evergrande in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Aug 28, 2023. On August 28, 2023.
  • A Hong Kong court on Monday ordered the liquidation of real-estate developer China Evergrande Group.
  • Evergrande is the world's most indebted developer with more than $300 billion of total liabilities.
  • It defaulted on its debt in 2021, sending China's struggling property sector into a tailspin.

A Hong Kong court on Monday ordered the liquidation of China Evergrande Group, a move likely to send ripples through China's crumbling financial markets as policymakers scramble to contain the deepening crisis.