us debt/gdp ratio of 100% is not as bad as it sounds

"China's debt to GDP ratio rose to 277 percent at the end of 2016 from 254 percent the previous year, with an increasing share of new credit being used to pay debt servicing costs, UBS analysts said in a note."

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-gdp-idUSKBN15406C