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International Investing - China, Part 2

The world is a big place – there are over 190 countries and 7 billion people in the world, which really boggles the mind if you sit down and think about it. In addition to being an interesting intellectual exercise, this fact can also have broad implications for your investments and your financial future. It is easy to stay focused on U.S. firms, news, and events during the day-to-day grind, but it is always important to be aware of your surroundings – especially when it comes to your investments. With that in mind, this series of articles will focus on countries and investment opportunities outside the United States that you might not usually hear about.

As always, be sure to consult a financial services professional familiar with both the potential investment and your unique financial situation before embarking on any investment program.

Chinese I.T.

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China is the world’s second largest economy, and has been among the fastest growing economies in the world for the last several decades. China has been in the news lately, generating headlines for several reasons — pollution, corruption crackdowns, and concerns over the slowing of the economy. There are, however, multiple opportunities for international investors to put capital to work in the Chinese economy. In this second segment on China, we will be discussing Chinese I.T. manufacturing.

The Chinese economy has continued to evolve over the past several decades from a primarily agricultural economy to a nation that manufactured goods of almost every kind, and is now transitioning to a more balanced economy of goods and services. One of the largest beneficiaries of this evolution has been the I.T. sector of the Chinese economy – as I.T., social media, and e-commerce have taken the rest of the world by storm, a very similar effect has occurred in China. Two firms have been selected as examples for discussion and represent both ends of the I.T. “business” — Huawei and Lenovo.

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Huwaei is a global telecommunication and data services firm that has grown into a global powerhouse with operations around the world. A provider of corporate, governmental, and individual technology solutions, as well as a line of mobile phones and tablets, this firm clearly represents a large swath of the consumer technology market. Lenovo, on other hand, has evolved into a world-class manufacturer of I.T. hardware. The low-end server business and the Motorola handset business, purchased from IBM and Google respectively, further round out the portfolio of Lenovo. The firm now manufactures everything from laptops, to servers, to cell phones — an impressive portfolio, indeed.

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Huawei is not publicly traded, yet, and has found itself at the center of ongoing controversy regarding data hacking and security issues — something certainly to keep an eye on.

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