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Banks report continued weakness in property-related lending

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The property slump continues to drag on banks’ credit growth and asset quality.

That’s our take from recently released annual reports of China’s “Big Six” state-owned commercial banks, the country’s biggest lenders.

In 2025, the six banks saw their combined stock of personal mortgages shrink by 2....