On September 29, with thanks Google Translate and some links in Chinese sent by a reader, I reported China Loan Shark Market Crashes; Scores of Chinese Business Owners Unable to Pay Black Market Loans Commit Suicide or Disappear That story has now gone mainstream. the New York Times reports As China’s Economy Cools, Loan Sharks Come Knocking The 300 employees of Aomi Fluid Equipment here were delighted recently when the owner offered an all-expenses-paid, two-day trip to a mountain resort three hours away. The owner, Sun Fucai — or Boss Sun, as he’s known — was so insistent that his...