Blue Lotus Research Institute

Andy Fu

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>2025's Chinese New Year (CNY)  closed with a bang. Home appliances, mobile phones and general merchandises were robust.  Catering saw steady growth and box office hit a record high;</li>
<li>Domestic travel was vibrant. So was inbound overseas travel. But outbound overseas travel was in the doldrums on several unfavorable incidents involving kidnapping in Thailand and flu in Japan; </li>
<li>We predict a 65% chance of a housing resurrection post CNY.  We observe an improvement in consumer sentiment as life gradually returning to normal. </li>
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2025's Chinese New Year (CNY)  closed with a bang. Home appliances, mobile phones and general merchandises were robust.  Catering saw steady growth and box office hit a record high;
Domestic travel was vibrant. So was inbound overseas travel. But outbound overseas travel was in the doldrums on several unfavorable incidents involving kidnapping in Thailand and flu in Japan; 
We predict a 65% chance of a housing resurrection post CNY.  We observe an improvement in consumer sentiment as life gradually returning to normal. 


2025's Chinese New Year Consumption Tiltering Towards the Positive

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Ying Pan

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research

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<li>This week, JD.com launched its social gift feature more tightly integrated with Weixin than Alibaba. We believe Tencent's social gift feature will mainly serve as an advertising layer within e-commerce;</li>
<li>Consumption data is so so and heavily reliant on subsidies. More service-subsidies are needed from the government; </li>
<li>Outbound travel likely to cede to domestic during this CNY, benefiting local hotel chains like Atour.</li>
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This week, JD.com launched its social gift feature more tightly integrated with Weixin than Alibaba. We believe Tencent's social gift feature will mainly serve as an advertising layer within e-commerce;
Consumption data is so so and heavily reliant on subsidies. More service-subsidies are needed from the government; 
Outbound travel likely to cede to domestic during this CNY, benefiting local hotel chains like Atour.


[Blue Lotus Non-US Internet Weekly, 3/52]: RedNote's Popularity Can Lift Other Boats Outside China

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport, Tracking Traffic

Daniel Hellberg

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport

Tracking Traffic

Focusing on Asian logistics, transportation, and travel companies

Equity Bottom-Up

China Southern Airlines / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Almost two years into China's travel recovery, November outbound activity grew strongly</li>
<li>Domestic air travel demand also showed solid growth, has accelerated since Spring '24</li>
<li>Trip.com best performing stock in this group in '24, but it no longer offers much value</li>
</ul>


Almost two years into China's travel recovery, November outbound activity grew strongly
Domestic air travel demand also showed solid growth, has accelerated since Spring '24
Trip.com best performing stock in this group in '24, but it no longer offers much value


Monthly Chinese Tourism Tracker | Outbound, Domestic Both Solid | TCOM: 2024's Best (December 2024)

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<li>TCOM US/ ATAT US: China Extends Transit Visa-Free Policy to 240 Hours(+/+)</li>
<li>1024 HK: Kuaishou Introduces Subscription Service for Micro Drama Business (+)</li>
<li>700 HK/1439927D CH/BIDU US: Apple Negotiates with Tencent and ByteDance to Launch AI Features in China (+/+/-)</li>
</ul>


TCOM US/ ATAT US: China Extends Transit Visa-Free Policy to 240 Hours(+/+)
1024 HK: Kuaishou Introduces Subscription Service for Micro Drama Business (+)
700 HK/1439927D CH/BIDU US: Apple Negotiates with Tencent and ByteDance to Launch AI Features in China (+/+/-)


[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:TCOM US/ ATAT US/1024 HK/700 HK/1439927D CH /BIDU/3690 HK/JD/BABA/PDD

Blue Lotus China New Economy Research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Eric Wen

Blue Lotus China New Economy Research

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<li>Given Trump’s overhaul of US economy and world trade, US interest rate may stay high and Renminbi might depreciate further, both negative for our sectors from a foreign investor perspective;</li>
<li>We expect China to respond strongly to Trump Tariff 2.0, which will necessitate bigger stimulus, leading to a scenario of a policy overdose;</li>
<li>We look for: (1) high dividend yield, (2) US-dollar exposure, (3) policy overdose in stock selection. We add TRIP and ATAT to our DMC and reiterate our MMC  portfolios</li>
</ul>


Given Trump’s overhaul of US economy and world trade, US interest rate may stay high and Renminbi might depreciate further, both negative for our sectors from a foreign investor perspective;
We expect China to respond strongly to Trump Tariff 2.0, which will necessitate bigger stimulus, leading to a scenario of a policy overdose;
We look for: (1) high dividend yield, (2) US-dollar exposure, (3) policy overdose in stock selection. We add TRIP and ATAT to our DMC and reiterate our MMC  portfolios


Invest in China Growth Equity in High-Rate Environment

China

Atour Lifestyle Holdings Limited operates as a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, owns and manages midscale hotel chain through offline and online channels, including mobile application and weixin-wechat mini program. Atour Lifestyle Holdings serves customers in China.

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Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT US)

2025's Chinese New Year Consumption Tiltering Towards the Positive

China's spring festival goods consumption sees solid growth and domestic tourism service thrives. Consumer sentiment increases slightly but income...

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[Blue Lotus Non-US Internet Weekly, 3/52]: RedNote's Popularity Can Lift Other Boats Outside China

Consumption is still fragile with likely headwinds in January. More service subsidies are needed. RedNote's popularity signals more to come. US...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Monthly Chinese Tourism Tracker | Outbound, Domestic Both Solid | TCOM: 2024's Best (December 2024)

In November, both outbound and domestic travel activity were solid in China. Among the Chinese tourism related stocks we track, Trip.com was the...

Tracking Traffic

[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:TCOM US/ ATAT US/1024 HK/700 HK/1439927D CH /BIDU/3690 HK/JD/BABA/PDD

China expands visa-free transit policy, Kuaishou offers subscription service for micro dramas, Apple in talks with Tencent and ByteDance for AI...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Invest in China Growth Equity in High-Rate Environment

Trump's policies may lead to high US interest rates and a depreciating Renminbi. As remedy outside of buying high dividend stocks, we propose a...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

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2025's Chinese New Year Consumption Tiltering Towards the Positive

​China's spring festival goods consumption sees solid growth and domestic tourism service thrives. Consumer sentiment increases slightly but income...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

[Blue Lotus Non-US Internet Weekly, 3/52]: RedNote's Popularity Can Lift Other Boats Outside China

Consumption is still fragile with likely headwinds in January. More service subsidies are needed. RedNote's popularity signals more to come. US...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Monthly Chinese Tourism Tracker | Outbound, Domestic Both Solid | TCOM: 2024's Best (December 2024)

In November, both outbound and domestic travel activity were solid in China. Among the Chinese tourism related stocks we track, Trip.com was the...

Tracking Traffic

[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:TCOM US/ ATAT US/1024 HK/700 HK/1439927D CH /BIDU/3690 HK/JD/BABA/PDD

​China expands visa-free transit policy, Kuaishou offers subscription service for micro dramas, Apple in talks with Tencent and ByteDance for AI...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Invest in China Growth Equity in High-Rate Environment

​Trump's policies may lead to high US interest rates and a depreciating Renminbi. As remedy outside of buying high dividend stocks, we propose a...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

China's spring festival goods consumption sees solid growth and domestic tourism service thrives. Consumer sentiment increases slightly but income...

China expands visa-free transit policy, Kuaishou offers subscription service for micro dramas, Apple in talks with Tencent and ByteDance for AI...

Trump's policies may lead to high US interest rates and a depreciating Renminbi. As remedy outside of buying high dividend stocks, we propose a...