Vanke was once China’s largest housebuilder before its recent financial woes - CFOTO/Getty China’s property crisis has reignited after one of its largest state-backed developers was plunged into a fresh debt spiral. Vanke, once the country’s largest housebuilder, slumped in the bond market on Wednesday amid fears it cannot pay back lenders without government support. Some of its Chinese-listed bonds plunged by more than 20pc, forcing the Shenzhen Stock Exchange to suspend trading, while its shares also f ...