Chinese Banks Face Subprime Loan Losses:

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    Chinese Bank Shares Fall Sharply

    Monday January 21, 7:42 am ET

    By Joe Mcdonald, AP Business Writer

    Chinese Bank Shares Fall Sharply on Reports Lenders Facing Possible Subprime Writedowns

    BEIJING (AP) -- Shares in China's banks fell sharply Monday after news reports said its No. 2 lender, Bank of China, might write down holdings of U.S. mortgage securities and two others increased reserves for possible losses.

    http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080121/china_banks.html