Further to this Asiabizblog post, WSJ reports:
Chinese regulators said the finances of foreign banks in the country are sound, a message that appeared aimed at reassuring local banks that have been reluctant to lend to their foreign counterparts because of concerns about the U.S. financial crisis.
The China Banking Regulatory Commission said in a statement posted on its Web site late Friday that the Chinese operations of foreign banks it monitors have "healthy fundamentals, good asset quality as well as adequate provisions, liquidity and capital bases."
