...Uneven capital structure with huge short-term obligations remains key rating constraint.China Evergrande Group's liquidity would likely stay tight in the next 12 months. The company had short-term maturities of Chinese renminbi (RMB) 375 billion as of June 30, 2019, an increase of 18% from Dec. 31, 2018. Trust financing, cash-pledged offshore borrowings, and entrusted loans--financing that typically has short maturities and high costs--comprised 50% of its reported debt. In addition, Evergrande may need to repay the first two of three batches of A-share pre-listing strategic investments (RMB70 billion in total), given the deadline for its listing in January 2020. That said, we expect Evergrande to be able to negotiate an extension for part of the strategic investments. We also believe further downside risk on liquidity is manageable, underpinned by Evergrande's efforts to boost sales and expedite cash collection, as well as its ample unrestricted cash balance of RMB207 billion. Leverage...