Things to Know Before Investing in China with James Early

<p>China has mesmerized investors for several decades. Its 1.4 billion population, its intense focus on scientific research, and the rise of its tech-powered sectors like e-commerce, banking, and social media have captured the intrigue and imagination of growth-style investors. The collective market capitalization of all companies listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange <a href="https://www.tradinghours.com/markets/sse#:~:text=The%20Market%20Capitalization%2C%20or%20total,Exchange%20is%20%248.15%20trillion%20USD.">now exceeds $8 trillion</a>, and several Chinese companies are individually worth hundreds of billions.</p> <p>Yet it's possible that Western investors are wearing rose-tinted glasses, and that investing in China isn't in fact that simple. The country's government has very different priorities than Western democracies, its consumers have a very different purchasing behavior, and its tech companies are regulated quite heavily. Americans are perhaps a bit too eager to extrapolate Silicon Valley's success overseas. Finding "the Amazon or China" or "the Facebook of China" isn't quite as easy as it initially may seem.</p> <p>Still, it's undeniable that China is growing quickly and is making a name for itself on the global stage. Are there important things that investors should consider before jumping in? Are there sustainable opportunities that don't involve hidden risks?</p> <p>To help us answer these questions, we've brought in an expert. James Early is the CEO of Stansberry China. He has traveled extensively to the country during the past decade, to help investors better understand China's consumers, its business culture, and its broader investment landscape.</p> <p>In this exclusive interview, James chats candidly with 7investing CEO Simon Erickson about the Middle Kingdom. He explains the higher-level goals that the Chinese Communist Party is trying to achieve and how it thinks about Western capital and investors. He describes the aspirations of the typical Chinese consumer and how the country is attempti