Trump's state visit to China is a reasonable reason to be bullish on Chinese stocks, yet surprisingly few are paying attention to an event that anchors the most important bilateral relationship between the two powers. Trump himself is an ideological moderate on China, possibly more so than the Biden administration's China hawks, even as the whole US government has turned hawkish. Unlike the Democrats, he has wiggle room, and China knows it. x.com  x.com 

Chinese equities, including Alibaba and KWEB, look set for a rapid reversal: after months of profit-taking and decade lows in many names while US markets reached highs, this morning's inflow is a positive sign. There is still value in many of these names. x.com 

China-heavy emerging-market funds carry a lasting governance risk: autocratic leadership has little alignment with foreign shareholders. Chinese shares may offer tactical trades, but a permanent rerating is hard until the CCP is gone. x.com  x.com  x.com 

Baidu and Alibaba look primed with Trump visiting China, while JD.com is set up to break its long-term downtrend line. x.com 

China tech stocks could rally as an underappreciated Trump visit to China nears, with almost no one talking about it. China tech earnings are also on deck, and some of the money that rotated out of China into Korea and Japan might start flowing back. x.com 

Chinese internet stocks remain a poor investment because the government treats successful companies as Communist Party vehicles when convenient. The KWEB fund is flat after 13 years while inflation rose 43%, and nearly every company hyped as the next Google disappointed; Beijing forced Jack Ma out and takes from firms that earn too much. China's population is shrinking fast and per-capita spending power is lagging, so capital is better deployed in the US, then Latin America and Southeast Asia. … Show more

Baidu looks ready for a second leg higher as President Trump meets President Xi this week. It has built a five-year base, holds $43B of cash, grew AI Cloud 34% year over year and has a Kunlunxin AI chip spin-off coming. x.com 

Alibaba and Baidu stand to benefit because China will not slow its AI development even if the US slows its own. x.com 

Alibaba's offering looks leaked and already priced in, and Friday's options activity points much higher. Big money dumped the stock Friday because of the leak, so at worst it retests its China low before moving up, and the stock is already way too cheap. x.com  x.com 

China reportedly restricted overseas travel for key AI talent at Alibaba and DeepSeek, a sign Beijing sees them as its two most strategic AI assets, and Alibaba could deliver surprises over the next couple of months. US tech has outperformed, but the bad news looks baked in, and any Chinese surprise could send Alibaba to the stratosphere. x.com  x.com