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China credit concern

A worker smashes brick walls while dismantling houses to make way for real estate projects in Beijing, China, Monday.
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A worker smashes brick walls while dismantling houses to make way for real estate projects in Beijing, China, Monday.

China's premiere Wen Jiabao said Sunday that China's banks should lend less, reflecting concern that a credit surge this year to support Beijing's 4 trillion yuan ($586 billion) stimulus might be driving dangerous over investment that could leave lenders with bad loans if unneeded projects fail.