Chief Economist

Diana Choyleva

Enodo Economics

Enodo Economics is an independent macroeconomic forecasting company that untangles complexity, challenges the consensus, and makes sense of the future. Our focus is on China – one of the most misunderstood economies in the world, but one of the most important to figure out.  Enodo’s chief economist, Diana Choyleva, has been analysing China for almost 20 years, while Enodo’s team boasts a combined 140 years’ experience covering China’s economy, politics and markets. 

Macroeconomics

<h2>China News That Matters</h2><ul>
<li>We don’t need no (private) education</li>
<li>Evergrande, just not forever </li>
<li>China’s new man in Washington </li>
<li>PLA trains hard for Taiwan – and expands nukes?</li>
<li>The Chairman tours Tibet</li>
</ul><div class="content-remarks"><ul style="list-style-type: none;"><li><div>In my weekly digest China News That Matters, I will give you selected summaries, sourced from a variety of local Chinese-language and international news outlets, and highlight why I think the news is significant. These posts are meant to neither be bullish nor bearish, but help you separate the signal from the noise.</div></li></ul></div>

China News That Matters
We don’t need no (private) education
Evergrande, just not forever 
China’s new man in Washington 
PLA trains hard for Taiwan – and expands nukes?
The Chairman tours Tibet
In my weekly digest China News That Matters, I will give you selected summaries, sourced from a variety of local Chinese-language and international news outlets, and highlight why I think the news is significant. These posts are meant to neither be bullish nor bearish, but help you separate the signal from the noise.

Edtech/ Evergrande/ US-China/ Taiwan/ Tibet

China and US Equity Analyst

Roger Xie

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>China’s tech sector has been in the spotlight in recent days. Beijing has released a series of rules aiming to remake private education and tech sectors. to curb cost pressure and better serve ordinary people.  we believe the magnitude of policy change on private education sector is unprecedent, which could surprise investors. This negative sentiments further spurs the fear of  anti-trust and unfair competition scrutiny on China Internet sector. It has led to capital flight from China tech sector. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-tech-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31367:1" rel="noopener">Hang Seng Tech Index (HSTECH INDEX)</a> has declined 40% from its high in February this year.</li>
<li>In the newly released policy, the State Council banned foreign capital from investing in education institutions through any approach, including VIE (Variable Interest Entity) structure. This has led to investor concerns whether the ban on foreign investments through VIE will be extended to other sectors. VIE is considered to be the foundation of offshore China ADR listing structure. Our assessment shows that the VIE structure will remain to stay, but the new oversea listings could face more scrutiny from regulators. The paradigm shift could fundamentally benefit <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-exchanges-clearing" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:490:1" rel="noopener">HKEX (388 HK)</a> as the preferred listing venue for offshore China ADR. And the dual-listing status for many China tech giants will remain. </li>
<li>China central bank lowered bank reserve requirement ratio early this month and free up US$154bn from the system. The benchmark 10-year treasury  yield hovered around 2.9%  past few weeks indicating plenty of liquidity. Investors have been speculating that LPR (Loan Prime Rate) might be cut further to stimulate the growth. We believe structural monetary policy operations will continue. Likely, more support will be provided toward green energy, innovations and industry upgrade, but it might remain tightening for property and overcapacity sectors. The upcoming Politburo Meeting in end of July could give more hints about monetary policy stance. More than 40% of China A-share companies have released their 1H earning preview, which delivered 120% year-over-year growth (due to low base by pandemic in 2020). We remain sanguine on China equity market outlook in 2H 2021, but would recommend more clarity on policy for China tech giants.</li>
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China’s tech sector has been in the spotlight in recent days. Beijing has released a series of rules aiming to remake private education and tech sectors. to curb cost pressure and better serve ordinary people.  we believe the magnitude of policy change on private education sector is unprecedent, which could surprise investors. This negative sentiments further spurs the fear of  anti-trust and unfair competition scrutiny on China Internet sector. It has led to capital flight from China tech sector. Hang Seng Tech Index (HSTECH INDEX) has declined 40% from its high in February this year.
In the newly released policy, the State Council banned foreign capital from investing in education institutions through any approach, including VIE (Variable Interest Entity) structure. This has led to investor concerns whether the ban on foreign investments through VIE will be extended to other sectors. VIE is considered to be the foundation of offshore China ADR listing structure. Our assessment shows that the VIE structure will remain to stay, but the new oversea listings could face more scrutiny from regulators. The paradigm shift could fundamentally benefit HKEX (388 HK) as the preferred listing venue for offshore China ADR. And the dual-listing status for many China tech giants will remain. 
China central bank lowered bank reserve requirement ratio early this month and free up US$154bn from the system. The benchmark 10-year treasury  yield hovered around 2.9%  past few weeks indicating plenty of liquidity. Investors have been speculating that LPR (Loan Prime Rate) might be cut further to stimulate the growth. We believe structural monetary policy operations will continue. Likely, more support will be provided toward green energy, innovations and industry upgrade, but it might remain tightening for property and overcapacity sectors. The upcoming Politburo Meeting in end of July could give more hints about monetary policy stance. More than 40% of China A-share companies have released their 1H earning preview, which delivered 120% year-over-year growth (due to low base by pandemic in 2020). We remain sanguine on China equity market outlook in 2H 2021, but would recommend more clarity on policy for China tech giants.


China Equity Strategy: Tug of War, Policy Uncertainty and Plenty Liquidity

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<h2>Headline Developments</h2><p>Another bad week for Didi (DIDI) , with the stock plummeting a further 21% after Bloomberg reported that Chinese regulators were weighing up “serious, perhaps unprecedented penalties” which may include a hefty fine (&gt;$2.8b), enforcing a state-owned investment or delisting the company from the NYSE.</p>

Headline DevelopmentsAnother bad week for Didi (DIDI) , with the stock plummeting a further 21% after Bloomberg reported that Chinese regulators were weighing up “serious, perhaps unprecedented penalties” which may include a hefty fine (&gt;$2.8b), enforcing a state-owned investment or delisting the company from the NYSE.

Overseas Chinese Equities, Aequitas Research

Ming Lu

Overseas Chinese Equities

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>The new rule for tutoring school damaged the prices of Chinese education equities.</li>
<li>The market focuses on the “non-profit” requirement, but we believe “Article 13” is more important.</li>
<li>We believe the authorities try to block all the ways that a tutoring school can continue.</li>
<li>We do not believe this is a “low-price opportunity” after the stock price plunge.</li>
<li>Please also see <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/tal-education-tal-last-summer-for-physical-tutoring-school" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:53714" rel="noopener">TAL Education (TAL): Last Summer for Physical Tutoring School</a> on June 28 before the price plunge.</li>
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The new rule for tutoring school damaged the prices of Chinese education equities.
The market focuses on the “non-profit” requirement, but we believe “Article 13” is more important.
We believe the authorities try to block all the ways that a tutoring school can continue.
We do not believe this is a “low-price opportunity” after the stock price plunge.
Please also see TAL Education (TAL): Last Summer for Physical Tutoring School on June 28 before the price plunge.


TAL Education (TAL): In New Rule on Tutoring School, “Article 13” Harsher Than “Non-Profit”

Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Shifara Samsudeen, FCMA, CGMA

Equity Analyst

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

Event-Driven

<p>China’s new rules and regulations in private tutoring have triggered a massive sell-off in the education companies including <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gaotu-techedu-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28069:1" rel="noopener">Gaotu Techedu (GOTU US)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/new-oriental-education-tech-grp-adr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:531:1" rel="noopener">New Oriental Education (EDU US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tal-education-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1124:1" rel="noopener">TAL Education (TAL US)</a> . The new rules announced by Beijing include turning after-school tutoring companies (tutoring on school curriculum) into not-for-profit which would prevent online tutoring platforms from raising foreign capital and at the same time seeking public listing. After-school tutoring is in huge demand in China and soaring tuition fees have become a huge burden on parents and the government of China is attempting to reduce the cost of education in order to encourage couples to have more kids as education accounts for a large share of childcare in China.</p><p>Similarly, private tutoring in India is in huge demand as a large majority of K-12 school students in the country attend after-school tutoring. Known as tuition culture, it has been prevalent in India for decades which supplements the school education of children. In this insight, we examine the private tutoring market in India (including online) and the likelihood of similar directives (to that of China) and how it could impact the fundamentals and valuations of online education platforms in the country.</p>

China’s new rules and regulations in private tutoring have triggered a massive sell-off in the education companies including Gaotu Techedu (GOTU US) , New Oriental Education (EDU US) and TAL Education (TAL US) . The new rules announced by Beijing include turning after-school tutoring companies (tutoring on school curriculum) into not-for-profit which would prevent online tutoring platforms from raising foreign capital and at the same time seeking public listing. After-school tutoring is in huge demand in China and soaring tuition fees have become a huge burden on parents and the government of China is attempting to reduce the cost of education in order to encourage couples to have more kids as education accounts for a large share of childcare in China.Similarly, private tutoring in India is in huge demand as a large majority of K-12 school students in the country attend after-school tutoring. Known as tuition culture, it has been prevalent in India for decades which supplements the school education of children. In this insight, we examine the private tutoring market in India (including online) and the likelihood of similar directives (to that of China) and how it could impact the fundamentals and valuations of online education platforms in the country.

As China EduTech Goes Not-For-Profit Will India’s Promising Alternatives Fill Their Wake?

China

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. offers educational services. The Company offers foreign language training, test preparation courses for admissions and assessment tests in the United States, the PRC and Commonwealth countries, primary and secondary school education, and other services. New Oriental Education & Technology Group also operates software development.

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Edtech/ Evergrande/ US-China/ Taiwan/ Tibet

In my weekly digest, I will give you selected summaries, sourced from a variety of local Chinese-language and international news outlets, and...

Diana Choyleva

China Equity Strategy: Tug of War, Policy Uncertainty and Plenty Liquidity

We remain sanguine on China equity market outlook in 2H 2021 given the earning growth and plenty liquidity, but would wait for more clarity on...

Roger Xie

Weekly Innovation Review (WIRE) #42

Headline Developments: Another bad week for Didi (DIDI) , with the stock plummeting a further 21% after Bloomberg reported that Chinese regulators...

Granite Bay Capital

TAL Education (TAL): In New Rule on Tutoring School, “Article 13” Harsher Than “Non-Profit”

The market focuses on the “non-profit” requirement, but we believe “Article 13” is fatal. We believe the authorities try to block all the way that...

Ming Lu

As China EduTech Goes Not-For-Profit Will India’s Promising Alternatives Fill Their Wake?

It seems that India’s edutech sector is poised for more .growth which would possibly make it one of the world’s largest edutech markets

Shifara Samsudeen, FCMA, CGMA

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