Chaori bond

Chinese default landmark looms

Chaori Solar said it would not make a March 7 interest payment, signalling China's first default. Some are calling it the country's Bear Stearns moment.

China is finally set for its first-ever bond default after a spate of recent near-misses. Now begins the start of the market's long-overdue reassessment of the country's credit risks.

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