China's onshore technology IPOs are on track for their strongest year since 2023 as Beijing seeks to bolster listings of chip and artificial intelligence companies in a push for tech self-reliance amid the country's rivalry with the U.S.
China is "strongly dissatisfied" with a U.S. move to add several large Chinese companies to the Pentagon's list of firms it says are aiding China's military, the commerce ministry said on Saturday.
Exports rose 19.4% from a year earlier in U.S. dollar value terms, accelerating from the 14.1% gain in April. Imports growth momentum continued to build, expanding 27.4% in May, the outpacing from 25.3% in April.
Every few years, the investment community rediscovers the case for international equities. A string of outperformance relative to the S&P 500 generates a wave of allocation recommendations, money flows in, and then — historically, more often than not — U.S. exceptionalism reasserts itself and the rotation reverses.
China's upcoming index rebalancing is expected to trigger more than $48 billion in gross two-way passive flows, according to Goldman Sachs, setting up a wave of mechanical buying and selling across some of the country's biggest onshore benchmarks. The semi-annual changes affect major CSI and CNI indexes and will be implemented in mid-June.
China is tightening scrutiny of outbound capital flows after forcing the unwinding of the Meta-Manus deal, as authorities seek to safeguard the economy amid heightened technology rivalry with the U.S.
Matthews Asia's Sean Taylor explains why he remains constructive on China despite the broader indexes lagging some high-performing sectors. He also outlines his South Korea strategy, including an overweight call on chipmakers balanced by exposure to industrials.
Hong Kong securities regulator has raided the local arms of two major Chinese brokerages as it investigates suspected misconduct tied to share offerings, sources said, the latest move by authorities to ramp up policing of an IPO boom in the city.
China has begun restricting overseas travel for top artificial intelligence professionals working at private firms, including Alibaba Group Holding and DeepSeek. The move signals an escalation in Beijing's efforts to safeguard critical technology and strengthen its position in the global AI race against the US.
China's powerful state planner said on Friday the government has never required Chinese technology companies to reject foreign investment, responding to a media question about whether Beijing plans to ask Chinese firms to refuse investment from U.S. capital.
Chinese stocks, ETFs and related themes posted some of the biggest rallies in months.
China's factory-gate inflation gathered momentum in April, fueled by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East that kept energy costs elevated and cemented the end of a nearly four-year deflationary cycle.