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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Chan Ho-Him

China moves to wrap up saga of troubled property giant Evergrande after founder gets life sentence

CHINA-EVERGRANDE - (AP)

Chinese authorities are moving to finish cleaning up the mess left by the collapse of the Evergrande real estate empire, years after its default with some $300 billion in liabilities.

A court in southern China's Guangzhou said Friday it had accepted a bankruptcy liquidation case against Evergrande’s mainland Chinese property development unit, which according to industry data accounted for much of the group’s overall debt.

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