The danger lurking in China's debt-laden real estate sector was never so clear as late last month, when word of a possible cash crunch at China Evergrande Group, the world's most indebted property developer, sent investors running for the exit.
With seven more of the 10 most-indebted developers also based in China, policymakers in Beijing have drafted what state-run media is calling "three red lines" - metrics on debt that developers will have to meet if they want to borrow more.
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