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If you think British banks are bad, you’ve never tried China’s

China’s banks are weak, ill-managed puppets of the state

5 October 2013

9:00 AM

5 October 2013

9:00 AM

It’s hard to think of anything more badly run than a Chinese bank. Somalia perhaps, or the BBC’s remuneration committee. Certainly, Beijing’s embattled lenders make ours look like paragons of financial rectitude. We may dislike RBS et al for bringing our economy to its knees, but at least we’re not saddled with a cabal of banks inextricably linked to whoever resides in Downing Street.

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