China's Global Lending Surpasses $2.2 Trillion

China has lent over $2.2 trillion worldwide, with a big chunk going to wealthy countries.

They're using this money to help buy companies in other countries.

This is because China has a lot of extra money from selling things to other countries.

However, they're finding it harder to directly own things in other countries due to political reasons.

So, they lend money instead, which is less risky but can still cause problems if countries can't pay it back.