Evergrande bankruptcy fears spark a bank run in China.

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Evergrande bankruptcy fears spark a bank run in China

Bank of Cangzhou and PBOC authorities say all is financially well and that Evergrande’s outstanding loans won’t affect bank’s ability to pay depositors

One of heavily indebted Chinese property developer Evergrande’s local lenders displayed this week a “cash wall” of renminbi notes at its office after depositors queued up to withdraw their deposits in what could be the front edge of a bank run crisis in China.

Hundreds of people have queued up at the Bank of Cangzhou’s head office in Hebei province to get their deposits out of the bank since October 7, according to photos and videos circulated on social media.

The mini-run came after netizens circulated a post that claimed dozens of Chinese banks would need to write off their loans if Evergrande went bankrupt. According to the social media post, Evergrande owes Cangzhou Bank about 3.4 billion yuan (US$466 million). Asia Times could not independently confirm the figure in time for publication.

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