Analyst - Media&Entertainment Sector, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Stan Zhao

Analyst - Media&Entertainment Sector

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

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>US and China are two biggest markets in autonomous driving and robotaxi. However, due to US-China decoupling, each market is off limits to the other;</li>
<li>This makes non-US/non-China markets heavily contended. Uber and Lyft leads Didi and Meituan in globalization. But Chinese EV makers and ADS vendors might benefit from partnering with the two;</li>
<li>We expect companies with low priced vehicle production capacity, like BYD, XPEV, LEAP and Zeekr to  benefit more. Among ADS vendors, WeRide and Poni.AI stand out.</li>
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US and China are two biggest markets in autonomous driving and robotaxi. However, due to US-China decoupling, each market is off limits to the other;
This makes non-US/non-China markets heavily contended. Uber and Lyft leads Didi and Meituan in globalization. But Chinese EV makers and ADS vendors might benefit from partnering with the two;
We expect companies with low priced vehicle production capacity, like BYD, XPEV, LEAP and Zeekr to  benefit more. Among ADS vendors, WeRide and Poni.AI stand out.


Prospectus of Robotaxi Outside of China and US Is Bright for Chinese Supply Chains

Blue Lotus China New Economy Research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Eric Wen

Blue Lotus China New Economy Research

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Macro: China may issue RMB3tn of special treasury bonds in 2025, accounting for 2.2% of GDP, 3rd highest in history;</li>
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EV: BEV sector showed renewed interest with (1) CATL made battery swapping move, (2) Xiaomi gained access to charging network of NIO, XPEV and LI;</li>
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SaaS: After making progress by its own, Beike terminated a major acquisition to save cost. Plus others...</li>
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Macro: China may issue RMB3tn of special treasury bonds in 2025, accounting for 2.2% of GDP, 3rd highest in history;

EV: BEV sector showed renewed interest with (1) CATL made battery swapping move, (2) Xiaomi gained access to charging network of NIO, XPEV and LI;

SaaS: After making progress by its own, Beike terminated a major acquisition to save cost. Plus others...


China Growth Equity Weekly Wrap (52/2024): Positive Macro, BEV Revival & Good Time to Invest in SaaS

Articles from Caixin Global, Caixin Global

Caixin Global

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Cross Asset Strategy

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Canals / In Depth: Canal fever grips China amid slowing growthHong Kong /In Depth: Hong Kong IPO market stages comeback after dismal 2023BYD /: Brazil halts work on BYD factory over workers’ living conditions

CX Daily: Canal Fever Grips China Amid Slowing Growth 

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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>
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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

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<li>LI US/TSLA US/XPEV US/NIO US/1211 HK:In the 49th week of 2024, LI and Tesla hedged against the slowdown in industry sales by increasing subsidies (/////////)</li>
<li>300750 CH: CATL announces a battery Factory plan in Spain, marking its third overseas plant (+)</li>
<li>BEKE US: Second week of December sees abnormal surge in existing home sales, while new home sales maintain steady growth (+)</li>
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LI US/TSLA US/XPEV US/NIO US/1211 HK:In the 49th week of 2024, LI and Tesla hedged against the slowdown in industry sales by increasing subsidies (/////////)
300750 CH: CATL announces a battery Factory plan in Spain, marking its third overseas plant (+)
BEKE US: Second week of December sees abnormal surge in existing home sales, while new home sales maintain steady growth (+)


[Blue Lotus Daily]:LI US/TSLA US/XPEV US/NIO US/1211 HK/300750 CH/BEKE US/1810 HK/LKNCY US

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[Blue Lotus Daily]:LI US/TSLA US/XPEV US/NIO US/1211 HK/300750 CH/BEKE US/1810 HK/LKNCY US

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Prospectus of Robotaxi Outside of China and US Is Bright for Chinese Supply Chains

​US-China decoupling splits the biggest and the 2nd biggest ride hailing market, which raise the importance of non-US, non China markets. We see...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

China Growth Equity Weekly Wrap (52/2024): Positive Macro, BEV Revival & Good Time to Invest in SaaS

​China plans to issue RMB3tn in special treasury bonds in 2025, BEV sector sees growth with battery swapping and charging network partnerships,...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

CX Daily: Canal Fever Grips China Amid Slowing Growth

Canals / In Depth: Canal fever grips China amid slowing growth China is in the grip of canal fever. As the government steps up its long-term...

Caixin Global

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

[Blue Lotus Daily]:LI US/TSLA US/XPEV US/NIO US/1211 HK/300750 CH/BEKE US/1810 HK/LKNCY US

​LI and Tesla increase subsidies to hedge against industry sales slowdown. CATL plans third overseas plant in Spain. Abnormal surge in existing...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

US-China decoupling splits the biggest and the 2nd biggest ride hailing market, which raise the importance of non-US, non China markets. We see...

China plans to issue RMB3tn in special treasury bonds in 2025, BEV sector sees growth with battery swapping and charging network partnerships,...

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...

LI and Tesla increase subsidies to hedge against industry sales slowdown. CATL plans third overseas plant in Spain. Abnormal surge in existing...