Local banks’ combined lending and investment in China as of the end of June fell 6.4 percent to NT$1.46 trillion (US$52.3 billion) from NT$1.56 trillion a year earlier, Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) data showed on Friday. Bank of Taiwan (臺灣銀行) lowered its exposure to China to NT$50 billion from NT$81 billion a year earlier, the largest cut among all Taiwanese banks, pushing down its ratio of exposure to China from 22 percent a year earlier to 13 percent, the data showed. The seven other state-run banks also slashed their exposure to the country. Mega International Commercial Bank (兆豐銀行) reduced its exposure by NT$20