
Unloved Chinese Stocks - Value, Buy for 2X?
- The China Internet ETF is down after 13 years – despite strong companies like Tencent, JD.com, and Alibaba.
- The Top-20 analysis shows: low P/E ratios, high cash balances, profitable business models, and continued growth.
- The question remains: How much risk are you willing to take for this value?
- Tencent: P/E of 15, dividends, buybacks, double-digit growth, and a strong ecosystem. Attractive, but volatile.
- Alibaba: AI promise and e-commerce ecosystem exist, but legacy cash flows are weakening. Currently too expensive, more of a bet.
- PDD Holdings: Very cheap, lots of cash, and reportedly building a “new Pinduoduo.” Interesting, but rather hidden future potential.
- Meituan: Competitive pressure is causing losses. One-third of market cap is covered by cash, but profitable growth remains a big “if.”
- NetEase: Mature company with P/E of 15, dividends, and buybacks – fairly valued, but no clear buy signal.
- Lenovo: AI boom, profitable, P/E of 15, but highly dependent on AI growth in China.
- KE Holdings: Stable and profitable, but P/E of 26 and no “miracle” in sight.
- JD.com: Strong logistics as a moat, buybacks, growing dividend – already in the portfolio.
- Trip.com: Travel monopoly, 50% below 52-week high, P/E of 10, still growing. The recent fine weighs on margins, but the moat remains.
- Baidu: Market cap of ~$30B vs. ~$40B cash/book value – an AI, cloud, and robotaxi bet at a crazy low price.
- Kuaishou: Holds 68% of Kling AI (AI video generator, +200% growth). This means you get the AI bet almost “for free” at a P/E of around 10.
- Other names like Full Truck Alliance, JD Health, Tencent Music, Bilibili, GDS Holdings were also reviewed – the smaller the company, the harder the valuation.
- Core idea: Buy when sentiment is extremely negative, sell when euphoria returns.
- For Chinese stocks, large heavyweights like Tencent, JD.com, or PDD are safer than small caps.
- An ETF investment offers an easy way to participate broadly in China and use sentiment swings.
- Realistic target: 50% return in 3 years – with disciplined position sizing and contrarian action.
- VIE structure: Investors do not own the Chinese company directly, but a contractual structure via Cayman/Hong Kong. This creates legal and liquidity risks.
- Fake data: Fraud like Luckin Coffee happens, but not all Chinese companies are dishonest.
- Geopolitics/Taiwan: A potential conflict could change everything. The time horizon is crucial.
- US investors: Sanction risk is much higher for US investors. European investors should still carefully check their broker and custodian.
- Chinese stocks are speculative, but interesting at current valuations.
- Those who trade Tencent, JD.com, PDD & Co. countercyclically with clear profit and stop-loss zones can benefit from the value opportunity – without blindly taking excessive risk.






