Tianjin debt crisis deepens as Tewoo loses IG

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The Tianjin government’s waning support for local corporations was brought into focus this week, when Fitch downgraded Chinese dollar bond issuer Tewoo Group by a hefty six notches. It was the latest warning sign of the debt-servicing ability of the city’s struggling state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Addison Gong reports.