Joe Zhang is co-chairman of SBI China Capital.
One day in 1986, I went to a bank branch in the Sanlihe area of Beijing to withdraw money to buy a typewriter.
Competition and efficiency gains will only come if the system is allowed to change

China's bank depositors stay cool even when their banks are fighting for survival, like when Baoshang Bank was collapsing. © Reuters
Joe Zhang is co-chairman of SBI China Capital.
One day in 1986, I went to a bank branch in the Sanlihe area of Beijing to withdraw money to buy a typewriter.