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<ul><li>We reiterate our view of overweighting high quality names among Property &amp; PM sector given that 1) Shenzhen/Suzhou further relaxed home purchase policies which further proved regulators’ determination in upholding the market confidence in our view</li><li>2) we think there is ample room for fine-tuning in tier-1 cities (Figure 1)</li><li>3) property transaction data are robust </li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

We reiterate our view of overweighting high quality names among Property &amp; PM sector given that 1) Shenzhen/Suzhou further relaxed home purchase policies which further proved regulators’ determination in upholding the market confidence in our view2) we think there is ample room for fine-tuning in tier-1 cities (Figure 1)3) property transaction data are robust Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Property - City-Level Relaxation Came Earlier...

Blue Lotus China New Economy Research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Eric Wen

Blue Lotus China New Economy Research

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

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<li>The just concluded Two Sessions contained little surprises but the market shrugged it off. Have animal spirits offset China's structural economic issues?</li>
<li>China's EV sector grew 38% YoY in the first two months of 2025, above our annual target of 30%. We stick to our bullish view. 2024 grew 41% YoY;</li>
<li>MINISO explored spin off of its toy chain business. We maintain SELL rating on deteriorating China business.</li>
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The just concluded Two Sessions contained little surprises but the market shrugged it off. Have animal spirits offset China's structural economic issues?
China's EV sector grew 38% YoY in the first two months of 2025, above our annual target of 30%. We stick to our bullish view. 2024 grew 41% YoY;
MINISO explored spin off of its toy chain business. We maintain SELL rating on deteriorating China business.


[Blue Lotus China New Consumer Weekly, 10/52] Smart Trump or Dumb Trump? Part II

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<li>Following existing home last week, new home sales also posted positive YoY growth. </li>
<li>LI is getting ready for its major battle of the year with BEV launch. It is focused, but we doubt it is enough;</li>
<li>MNSO guided down its C4Q24 and we believe it will miss 2025 as well. Offline grocery is under constant assault by O2O and online e-commerce. </li>
</ul>


Following existing home last week, new home sales also posted positive YoY growth. 
LI is getting ready for its major battle of the year with BEV launch. It is focused, but we doubt it is enough;
MNSO guided down its C4Q24 and we believe it will miss 2025 as well. Offline grocery is under constant assault by O2O and online e-commerce. 


[Blue Lotus China New Consumer Weekly, 9/52] New Home Sales Also Turned Positive YoY

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<li>A translated article shows why Chinese are refrained from buying new homes but not so on buying existing homes. The Chinese <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pMRYOjIIzxxU1G_J90dNvf_zUKNuU_LYOhnWrtM5O5I/edit?tab=t.0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">link</a> is here. <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/13W_8_9qyOHx2RIOYF2rGKEyHmPDO9eO5-nE8Pa5IADk/edit?tab=t.0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">English</a> here by Qwen;</li>
<li>XPeng, Xiaomi, Zeekr and BYD recovered above the line post CNY in EV delivery, LI, Tesla, LEAP and Luxeed in line, AITO, Deepal and NIO are below the line;</li>
<li>CATL's JV with Didi is a serious threat to NIO.</li>
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A translated article shows why Chinese are refrained from buying new homes but not so on buying existing homes. The Chinese link is here. English here by Qwen;
XPeng, Xiaomi, Zeekr and BYD recovered above the line post CNY in EV delivery, LI, Tesla, LEAP and Luxeed in line, AITO, Deepal and NIO are below the line;
CATL's JV with Didi is a serious threat to NIO.


[Blue Lotus China New Consumer Weekly, 8/52] Existing Home Recovers First Post CNY

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<li>Many has cheered or felt relieved over Xi's weekend meeting with the top Chinese business community. We see a closer relationship between the state apparatus and private enterprises going forward;</li>
<li>January 2025 saw improvement in social financing, with meaningful recovery in corporate financing. Recovery for BOSS might be forthcoming;</li>
<li>BYD dropped the bombshell in populating autonomous driving service (ADS) in sub-Rmb100K vehicles. We view it as another DeepSeek moment. The biggest loser is Tesla. Fast ADS rollout supports AGI.</li>
</ul>


Many has cheered or felt relieved over Xi's weekend meeting with the top Chinese business community. We see a closer relationship between the state apparatus and private enterprises going forward;
January 2025 saw improvement in social financing, with meaningful recovery in corporate financing. Recovery for BOSS might be forthcoming;
BYD dropped the bombshell in populating autonomous driving service (ADS) in sub-Rmb100K vehicles. We view it as another DeepSeek moment. The biggest loser is Tesla. Fast ADS rollout supports AGI.


[Blue Lotus China New Consumer Weekly, 7/52] Xi's Meeting with Ma Closed the Anti-Monopoly Chapter

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Property - City-Level Relaxation Came Earlier...

Shenzhen made another move on policy relaxation including 1) lowering CPF down payment ratio from 30% to 20% for 2nd home buyers

CMB International

[Blue Lotus China New Consumer Weekly, 10/52] Smart Trump or Dumb Trump? Part II

​China's market shrugged off Two Sessions as the balance of events with US the main driver. EV sector opened 2025 with a bang while MINISO...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

[Blue Lotus China New Consumer Weekly, 9/52] New Home Sales Also Turned Positive YoY

​Latest week saw positive YoY growth in new home sales, LI prepares for major battle with BEV launch, MNSO guidance down for C4Q24 and likely to...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

[Blue Lotus China New Consumer Weekly, 8/52] Existing Home Recovers First Post CNY

​Chinese prefer buying existing homes over new ones, XPeng, Xiaomi, Zeekr, and BYD lead in EV delivery post CNY, CATL's JV with Didi poses a threat...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

[Blue Lotus China New Consumer Weekly, 7/52] Xi's Meeting with Ma Closed the Anti-Monopoly Chapter

​Xi's meeting with Chinese business leaders signals a closer relationship going forward. Social financing data improved in January 2025. BYD's...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

China's market shrugged off Two Sessions as the balance of events with US the main driver. EV sector opened 2025 with a bang while MINISO...

Latest week saw positive YoY growth in new home sales, LI prepares for major battle with BEV launch, MNSO guidance down for C4Q24 and likely to...

Chinese prefer buying existing homes over new ones, XPeng, Xiaomi, Zeekr, and BYD lead in EV delivery post CNY, CATL's JV with Didi poses a threat...

Xi's meeting with Chinese business leaders signals a closer relationship going forward. Social financing data improved in January 2025. BYD's...