CER links: Banks, Counterfeit notes, Pu'er tea

What we’ve been reading recently:

RGE Monitor – Dear Chinese Banks Shareholders – Victor Shih says Chinese Banks are returning to their old planned economy ways to finance Beijing’s stimulus package

Black and White Cat – How to Tell if Your 100 Yuan Note is Fake – Black and White Cat gives you the tools to spot a fake RMB100 note.

NYTimes.com – A County in China Sees Its Fortunes in Tea Leaves Until a Bubble Bursts – A speculative bubble around Pu’er tea has burst, destroying the fortunes of farmers and tea traders in southwestern China

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