1. Report Industry Investment Rating The document does not provide the industry investment rating. 2. Core View of the Report The report analyzes the credit market from December 22 - December 26, 2025. It shows that the primary - market credit bond issuance and net financing increased, while the repayment decreased, and the asset - backed securities' net financing decreased. In the secondary market, the trading volume of credit bonds increased, and the yield and credit spread of different bonds fluctuated. There were also negative credit events. Investment suggestions are provided for different types of bonds in 2026 [3][5][6]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 This Week's Credit Hot Events - "22 Vanke MTN005" multiple extension proposals were not approved, and only the extension of the principal and interest payment grace period to 30 trading days was agreed. The grace period for the bond with a scale of 3.7 billion yuan expires on February 10, 2026. Vanke's debt disposal for public and non - standard debts may be different, and a lack of clear credit enhancement for public debts may lead to increased risks [9][10][12]. - The Shanghai Stock Exchange issued the "Shanghai Stock Exchange Bond Continuation Business Guide No. 5 - Corporate Bond Trustee Management", aiming to clarify trustee responsibilities, encourage active credit management, and improve business quality and efficiency [13]. 3.2 Primary Market 3.2.1 Net Financing Scale - Credit bond (excluding asset - backed securities) net financing was 213.8 billion yuan, an increase of 98.7 billion yuan. The total issuance was 421.3 billion yuan (up 56.9 billion yuan), and the total repayment was 207.5 billion yuan (down 41.8 billion yuan). Asset - backed securities' net financing was 20.6 billion yuan, a decrease of 2.9 billion yuan [15]. - By product type, the net financing of urban investment bonds was 28.6 billion yuan (up 8.4 billion yuan), industrial bonds was 68.3 billion yuan (down 2.6 billion yuan), and financial bonds was 117 billion yuan (up 92.9 billion yuan) [15]. - In terms of issuance and redemption quantity, urban investment bonds' issuance decreased by 14 and redemption decreased by 22; industrial bonds' issuance decreased by 42 and redemption increased by 7; financial bonds' issuance increased by 4 and redemption decreased by 17 [17]. 3.2.2 Issuance Cost - The issuance rate of AA financial bonds remained above 3%, while the rates of AA + urban investment bonds and AAA financial bonds increased slightly. Other bonds' rates decreased to varying degrees. Specifically, the rates of AA urban investment bonds and AA + financial bonds dropped by 53BP and 50BP respectively [21]. 3.3 Secondary Market 3.3.1 Trading Situation - The trading volume of credit bonds (excluding asset - backed securities) increased by 83.7 billion yuan. Urban investment bonds' trading volume was 285.6 billion yuan (up 26.2 billion yuan), industrial bonds was 364.7 billion yuan (down 2.7 billion yuan), and financial bonds was 687.7 billion yuan (up 60.2 billion yuan). Asset - backed securities' trading volume was 20.4 billion yuan (down 5.1 billion yuan) [22]. - Regarding turnover rate, the overall credit bond turnover rate showed mixed changes. Urban investment bonds' turnover rate was 1.83% (up 0.17pct), industrial bonds was 1.88% (down 0.02pct), financial bonds was 4.43% (up 0.37pct), and asset - backed securities was 0.52% (down 0.15pct) [23]. 3.3.2 Yield - The yield of credit bonds with different ratings and maturities fluctuated within 4BP. For example, the yields of 1 - year AA, AAA -, and AAA + credit bonds fluctuated within 1BP, and the yields of 5 - year AA, AAA -, and AAA + credit bonds compressed by 3BP, 4BP, and 2BP respectively [25]. 3.3.3 Credit Spread - Overall, the credit spread of the AA + textile and apparel industry compressed by 12BP, while the spreads of the AAA real estate and AA + pharmaceutical and biological industries widened by 7BP and 9BP respectively. Other industries' spreads fluctuated within 5BP [30]. - For urban investment bonds, the short - term (within 1Y) spread widened by 4BP, and other maturities' spreads fluctuated within 2BP. Regionally, most urban investment bond spreads in different regions widened slightly [32][34]. - For industrial bonds, the short - term credit spread widened significantly, while the spreads of bonds over 1Y compressed to varying degrees [38]. - For bank capital bonds, the spreads of bank Tier 2 and perpetual bonds within 5Y widened significantly, while the spreads of long - term bonds over 5Y fluctuated within 2BP [40]. 3.4 This Week's Bond Market Negative News Two entities' four bond implicit ratings were downgraded, and Bohai Leasing Co., Ltd.'s two bonds announced extensions [4][41]. 3.5 Investment Suggestions - For urban investment bonds, short - duration (within 2Y) bonds can be used as a base position, and high - quality urban investment entities with a duration of 3 - 5Y can be selected to increase returns [6]. - For industrial bonds, high - quality central and state - owned enterprise bonds can be used as a base position with a longer duration, and industries with marginal improvement should be focused on [6]. - For Tier 2 and perpetual bonds, trading opportunities of bonds with good liquidity (preferably 3 - 5Y AAA -) should be grasped, and bonds of high - quality city commercial banks and rural commercial banks in economically developed and debt - resolution - advanced regions should be considered [6].

Core Insights - The offshore bond market for Chinese entities showed stable issuance in the primary market and strong performance in the secondary market during the third quarter of 2025 [1][2] Primary Market Performance - In Q3 2025, the total issuance of offshore bonds reached $774 billion, with a net financing of $45.77 billion, a significant recovery from the previous quarter's -$314.82 billion [2] - Excluding real estate sector defaults, the actual new issuance was $639 billion from 502 bonds [2] - The issuance of local government bonds totaled 96 bonds amounting to $143 billion, while financial bonds accounted for 285 bonds totaling $165 billion [2] - The real estate sector saw a continued decline in new financing, with only 8 bonds issued for a total of approximately $10 billion [2] - The issuance included 106 offshore RMB bonds, 282 USD bonds, 87 HKD bonds, 22 EUR bonds, and 5 bonds in other currencies [2] Issuance Methods - The majority of bonds were directly issued, totaling 319, while 82 were guaranteed issues [3] - The trend indicates a diversification in the types of issuers entering the offshore bond market [3] Secondary Market Performance - By the end of Q3 2025, the Markit iBoxx Asian USD bond index for Chinese entities showed an increase, with the investment-grade index rising by 0.55% [4][6] - The real estate bond index increased by 0.56%, while the local government bond index rose by 0.50% [6] Debt Repayment Pressure - The overall repayment pressure for offshore bonds is expected to ease in Q4 2025, with total repayments decreasing by $130.53 billion compared to Q3 [7] - The repayment amounts for October, November, and December are projected at $91.81 billion, $117.72 billion, and $151.37 billion, respectively [7] Market Outlook - The restructuring of debts by several real estate companies has led to a decline in credit risk premiums, resulting in a narrowing of yield spreads for investment-grade and high-yield USD bonds [9] - The expansion of the "Southbound Trading" program is anticipated to enhance the market capacity and liquidity of Chinese offshore bonds [9]

Group 1: Primary Market - In the week from September 8 to September 12, 2025, a total of 303 credit bonds were issued, with a total issuance scale of 372.67 billion yuan, representing a week-on-week increase of 123.89% [4] - Among the issued bonds, industrial bonds accounted for 120 issues with an issuance scale of 123.70 billion yuan, up 124.04% week-on-week, making up 33.19% of the total issuance [4] - Local government bonds had 136 issues with an issuance scale of 92.58 billion yuan, up 18.32% week-on-week, representing 24.84% of the total [4] - Financial bonds had 47 issues with an issuance scale of 156.40 billion yuan, up 373.94% week-on-week, accounting for 41.97% of the total [4] - The average issuance term for credit bonds was 2.97 years, with industrial bonds averaging 2.15 years, local government bonds 3.98 years, and financial bonds 2.20 years [4] - The overall average coupon rate for credit bonds was 2.27%, with industrial bonds at 2.19%, local government bonds at 2.46%, and financial bonds at 1.88% [4] - Six credit bonds were canceled during the week [4] Group 2: Secondary Market - In terms of credit spread, the largest increase for AAA-rated industries was in pharmaceuticals, up 5.6 basis points; for AA+-rated industries, the largest increase was in chemicals, up 6.9 basis points, while the largest decrease was in steel, down 49.2 basis points [5] - For AA-rated industries, the largest increase was in real estate, up 12.7 basis points, while the largest decrease was in commercial trade, down 1.5 basis points [5] - Among local government bonds, the largest increase in AAA-rated credit spreads was in Shaanxi, up 7.7 basis points, while the largest decrease was in Inner Mongolia, down 1.9 basis points [5] - For AA+-rated credit spreads, the largest increase was in Fujian, up 8.8 basis points, while the largest decrease was in Jilin, down 12.5 basis points [5] - The largest increase for AA-rated credit spreads was in Hebei, up 26.3 basis points, while the largest decrease was in Yunnan, down 0.9 basis points [5] Group 3: Trading Volume - The total trading volume of credit bonds was 1,199.55 billion yuan, representing a week-on-week decrease of 6.75% [6] - The top three categories by trading volume were commercial bank bonds, corporate bonds, and medium-term notes [6] - Commercial bank bonds had a trading volume of 379.95 billion yuan, down 15.44%, accounting for 31.67% of the total trading volume [6] - Corporate bonds had a trading volume of 332.49 billion yuan, up 6.12%, making up 27.72% of the total [6] - Medium-term notes had a trading volume of 272.84 billion yuan, down 4.65%, representing 22.75% of the total [6]