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HONG KONG and BENGALURU (Reuters) -Embattled Chinese property developer China Vanke said on Monday it had completed the sale of a plot of land in Shenzhen for 2.24 billion yuan ($309.23 million), more than 27% below the price it paid for the block nearly seven years ago. The company is working to raise funds after saying last month it is facing short-term liquidity pressure, one of many companies to have been caught up in a broad-based cash crunch in China's crisis-hit real estate sector. Vanke's largest shareholder, state-owned Shenzhen Metro, and Shenzhen Baishuo Yinghai Investment jointly bought the plot at the reserve price, according to an online filing uploaded to a trading center in Shenzhen on Monday.
Troubled property developer China Vanke will receive a 7.8 billion yuan (US$1.1 billion) lifeline in the form of bank loans guaranteed by its subsidiaries, a day after the company had its credit rating cut. Shenzhen Yili Real Estate Development provided a guarantee for a 4.49 billion yuan loan, while Shenzhen Zhongke Wanxin Industrial offered a guarantee for a 3.29 billion yuan borrowing, Vanke said in a Friday stock exchange filing. The loan arrangement came after Fitch Ratings on Thursday down