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Old 01-01-2008, 02:58 PM   #23
QuikSand
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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Originally Posted by Marc Vaughan View Post
Personally I'd be interested if anyone knows of any Chinese company shares (or similarly linked stocks) which are available (and if applicable how to purchase them).

With the current situation these seem pretty much a no brainer to me ..

While I am no expert, I can point you toward a few potential stocks to check out. A fair number of major Chinese companies have shares traded on the US markets, usually through a capital exchange or holding company arrangement.

I personally am long Focus Media (FMCN), but probably the single biggest China play out there is (well, has been) the "Chinese Google" company called Baidu (BIDU). Both are traded in the US markets (both NASDAQ).

Here's an article about FMCN that gives a little insight into the sort of mechanism that a company like Focus Media has used to become a US equity:

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine...6/b3959403.htm
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