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Eugene

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Mon Jan 8, 2024, 03:19 AM Jan 2024

Chinese property firm Evergrande's EV company says its executive director has been detained

Source: Associated Press

Chinese property firm Evergrande’s EV company says its executive director has been detained

BY ELAINE KURTENBACH
Updated 1:58 AM EST, January 8, 2024

BANGKOK (AP) — A top executive of China Evergrande’s electric vehicle company has been detained by police in the latest sign of trouble for the world’s most heavily indebted property developer.

China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle announced the detention of Liu Yongzhuo, its vice chairman and an executive director, in a notice Monday to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Its shares plunged nearly 11% after they resumed trading later in the day.

That followed news over the weekend that Zhongzhi Enterprise Group, a major shadow bank in China that has lent billions in yuan (dollars) to property developers, filed for bankruptcy liquidation after it was unable to pay its debts.

A crackdown on excessive borrowing that began several years ago has left dozens of Chinese developers out of business or struggling for survival. The industry-wide meltdown has snagged a vital cog in China’s economic engine, reverberating through financial markets.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/china-property-bankruptcy-evergrande-zhongzhi-3b1fe3941e7a827bbcd529a22dc09fe4

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Chinese property firm Evergrande's EV company says its executive director has been detained (Original Post) Eugene Jan 2024 OP
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