An employee checks on a steel product at a steel production factory in Wuhan, Hubei province in this August 2, 2012 file photo. China’s banks are coming after the country’s steel traders, hauling executives into court to chase down loans that some traders said they didn’t initially need and can’t now repay. The heavy push to recover the loans is another sign of strain on China’s financial system at a time when the country’s leaders are contemplating another round of stimulus to boost the economy, and when banks are worried about bad debts piling up. REUTERS/Stringer/Files

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