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The Chinese genius is recovering from its slowness. Investors begin the return journey

Foreign investors have lost the courage to park in China over the past year, as Beijing cracked down on the country’s largest tech companies, real estate faltered, coronavirus shutdown hindered growth and betting on investment in China seemed “difficult”.

“People are very negative” about China in this moment, Goldman Sachs said in a recent research note, adding, “Many people describe it, from a capital market perspective, as non-investable.”

However, there have recently been signs of an upward mood and the market, while still risky, is attracting interest again.

Chinese equity funds recorded outflows of $ 1.4 billion in March and April, according to Refinitiv data, but outflows returned to $ 245 million in May.

technology companies

What has changed? First, there are signs that the Chinese government may be close to putting an end to its attempt to curb companies private in the tech sector, including race-sharing company Didi, due to the slowdown in the economy.

In a recent report, the Wall Street Journal reported that Beijing’s cybersecurity review strategy, launched last year, was in via completion.

The move could allow Didi to return to the apps store of mainland China already this week, to renew its business.

In the wake of these trends, Didi shares in New York on Monday were up 24% and on Tuesday they were up another 5% in pre-market trading.

Both “Ali Baba” and “DJ.com” were up by more than 6%.

lifting restrictions

Second, Shanghai lifted many of the coronavirus restrictions, fueling hope that economic growth may soon be resumed. The financial center finished its two-month closure last week, allowing most of its 25 million residents to leave their communities, although some neighborhoods in cases which have recently been discovered remain closed.

cheap stocks

Third, investors are obsessed with current value and stocks in China seem very affordable. After suffering a large sell-off, its price as a multiplier of future earnings is very low, especially compared to stocks in the United States.

“I think investors are very cautious now, which I think has created an interesting entry point for what I believe will become an important part of global equity benchmarks over the next few decades,” says Paul Jackson, Global Head of Researchasset allocation by Invesco.

While traders look for their next opportunity, they are still proceeding cautiously. The Chinese economy is still in a critical condition. Retail sales fell 11.1% in April from a year ago and bond funds continued to face significant outflows in May.

There are also longstanding concerns about China-US relations and tensions over Taiwan, which have raised concerns that Beijing may be hit with harsh financial sanctions such as those used to target the Kremlin.

“Regardless of concerns about the current business cycle, many concerns are voiced about the risks of sanctions due to geopolitical tensions,” Jackson said.

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