Why China's stockmarket slump is a buying opportunity

Main concern not slowing growth but growing debt

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It is time to look past the "noise" of the macroeconomic worries that have been driving China's market falls. Dale Nicholls explains why

The Chinese equity market has had a very volatile start to the year, with stock valuations now close to the levels seen during the 2008 financial crisis. Markets are pricing in a Doomsday scenario, but this does not reflect reality.  There are three main factors at play in the sell-off we have seen in China so far this year. These are slowing economic growth, rising debt and the threat of currency devaluation. Fears of a bubble forming in the property market used to be a fourth factor worrying investors, but this has failed to materialise. Are these macro fears justified? Let's look...

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