Interesting. The first show of a Chinese bank on the list is not till '07, but 3 of them pop to the top all at once in '07. This was before the U.S. recession was even recognized.
It's interesting to note that one of the reasons ('bullshit lines' would be more apt) Gramm and others who pushed for the repeal of Glass-Steagal in 1999 used was that American banks needed to be deregulated because they would be overtaken by bank from countries with looser regulations.
The actual SWF is here: http://media.ft.com/cms/7a7a1484-17a3-11de-8c9d-0000779fd2ac...