Police with riot shields maintain security on Tuesday outside the headquarters of China Evergrande Group in Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong province, as investors gather to demand repayment of loans and financial products. Photo: Guo Xianzhong/Caixin

Investors sit outside Evergrande’s headquarters in Shenzhen to demand their rights on Tuesday. Photo: Guo Xianzhong/Caixin

Police in raincoats stand guard outside Evergrande’s headquarters as investors gather to demand their rights toward the company in Shenzhen on Tuesday. Photo: Guo Xianzhong/Caixin

Investors on Tuesday sit at a closed entrance to Houhai station beside Evergrande’s headquarters in Shenzhen. Photo: Guo Xianzhong/Caixin

An investor checks her phone waiting outside the Evergrande company headquarters in Shenzhen on Tuesday. Photo: Guo Xianzhong/Caixin

Two investors stand outside the Evergrande company headquarters as police stand guard in Shenzhen on Tuesday. Photo: Guo Xianzhong/Caixin

Investors gather outside Evergrande’s headquarters in Shenzhen on Tuesday to protest overdue payments. Photo: Guo Xianzhong/Caixin

Two entrances of the Houhai Subway Station are closed. Photo: Guo Xianzhong/Caixin