China real estate slump takes Japan elevator makers along for the ride

Unpaid bills from Evergrande and peers pile up at Mitsubishi Electric and Hitachi units

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Unfinished residential buildings developed by China Evergrande Group. The real estate company's debt crisis has left it struggling to pay suppliers. © Reuters

YUSUKE HINATA and YUTA FUKUSHIMA, Nikkei staff writers

GUANGZHOU/TOKYO -- Chinese property developers' cash crunch has started to hit home for Japanese-backed elevator suppliers whose fortunes had risen with those of debt-laden China Evergrande Group and its peers.

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