China Developers Face Harsh Liquidity Test as Curbs Loom

  • Cash buffer worsens just as record debt maturity nears
  • Regulators last month signaled funding curbs may be on the way
Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg
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Chinese developers are facing the biggest liquidity test in more than four years, exacerbating challenges brought on by stringent funding restrictions and a prolonged profitability drop.