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China Tech Sector Turmoil Deepens

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In early July a wave of technology IPOs, led highlighted by Yushu Tech’s projected rise surge from a 10 million‑RMB valuation to 420 billion RMB, attracted roughly 2.3 trillion RMB of state‑guided capital and spurred AI data‑center spending forecasts of 2 trillion RMB over five years. The A‑share market slipped below the 4,000‑point mark four times, leaving mark, retail investors with an saw average loss losses of about 21,000 RMB and a mean return of –23.6 %; more than 80 % of active accounts were in the red, %, prompting a shift toward low‑risk assets and keeping equity exposure in public funds below 25 % despite record‑high total assets. %. By mid‑July foreign direct investment into China fell 5 % to roughly $59.4 billion, yet high‑tech investment surged FDI rose 33 % year‑on‑year, lifting raising technology’s share of FDI to a record 42.4 % and adding 5.3 % more foreign‑invested firms. At the same time, semiconductor %. Semiconductor stocks such as Hua Hong Grace, Beijing YanDong Micro, Ningbo Silicon Electronics Grace and Shenzhen Intellifusion others dropped 9‑13 % despite state‑fund support, %, dragging the Shanghai Composite down about 3 % on the day of the World AI Conference amid heightened competition from AI models like Kimi K3 and U.S. Treasury scrutiny. Late July saw public equity funds that had reallocated heavily into TMT suffer sharp losses as the technology index fell 25‑30 %. Average TMT weighting Conference. The downturn deepened in these August. JPMorgan reported that technology‑focused equity hedge funds rose from roughly 7 lost more than 10 % at the end in July, warning of Q1 a dot‑com‑era‑type correction. Asian equity markets retreated, with MSCI’s broad Asia‑Pacific index (ex‑Japan) down 0.7 % as semiconductor makers like Samsung and SK Hynix posted double‑digit falls. Mainland investors shifted capital to over 55 Hong Kong, buying HK$62.9 billion through Stock Connect; the Hang Seng Index rose 13 % by while the end of Q2, with some portfolios exceeding 80 Shanghai Star Market fell 26 %, its steepest monthly drop. New A‑share account openings fell 7 % in semiconductor and AI names such as SMIC margin‑trading accounts dropped 22 %, reflecting a broader reallocation away from high‑growth AI‑linked equities toward lower‑valuation markets and Jiangfeng Electronics. a heightened role for retail participants.

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