Folk står i lange køer utenfor banker i Henan, Shanghai og Dandong for å ta ut pengene sine. De frykter at de ikke er trygge etter at lokale banker på landsbygda frøs kundenes konti. I tillegg kommer nedstengningen i Shanghai der folk ble innestengt i sine boliger i ukesvis.

People are reportedly lining up for hours in China to obtain money from their bank accounts in China.  The large cities of Henan, Shanghai, and Dandong are three cities where the lines are long.

Panikken ble utløst da banker i periferien plutselig nektet kundene å ta ut pengene sine. Det forplantet seg til storbyene.

Recently, freezing depositors’ accounts by four rural banks in Henan has become a hot topic on social media. As a result, customers of these banks could not withdraw their money which led them to move to Zhengzhou, Henan to claim their rights. Following Henan, banks in Shanghai and Dandong (Liaoning) also witnessed a long traffic jam in front of their headquarters.

Run på bankene kan eskalere hvis ryktene sprer seg om at sparekontoene ikke er trygge.  Det er nok at en storbank ikke klarer innfri og det var akkurat det som skjedde.

“Done! Bank can’t withdraw money! There was a run on a bank in Dandong, Liaoning, and a thunderstorm on the banks of Henan village caused panic.”

6月16日，辽宁丹东银行发生挤兑！ pic.twitter.com/QAVrgYtFEG

— 谢万军 Wanjun Xie (@wanjunxie) June 17, 2022