Evergrande, energy and the tech crackdown – is investing in China just too risky?

<p>The headlines about China’s economy are not encouraging right now. From the potential collapse of one of the world’s most indebted companies, ghost cities being demolished and a crackdown on tech, education and more, many investors are wondering whether it’s time to get out.</p> <p>Platinum Investment’s Julian McCormack joins the podcast to discuss:</p> <ul><li>Whether Evergrande could prove China’s ‘Lehmann moment’ (ie crash the global economy)</li> <li>Why a tech crackdown was inevitable, and what it means for investors</li> <li>How an ageing population will affect China’s economy</li> <li>Why Chinese markets attract ‘breathless reporting’, and</li> <li>Whether valuations are attractive relative to other developed markets.</li> </ul> You can access this and previous episodes of the Your Wealth podcast now on <a href='https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/your-wealth/id1325928571?mt=2&i=1000408628427'>iTunes</a>, <a href='https://nabtrade.podbean.com/'>Podbean</a>, <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/0AT15JJWlVfnX7JkeLndrb'>Spotify </a>or at <a href='https://www.nabtrade.com.au/yourwealth?ID=4826281763563771838'>nabtrade.com.au/yourwealth</a>   <p>If you’re short on time, consider listening at 1.5-2x speed, which should be shown on the screen of your device as you listen. This won’t just reduce your listening time; it has also been shown to improve knowledge retention.</p>