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<ul><li>Our view on China telecom sector is unchanged. We think this sector is a defensive play amid macro-economic pressure.</li><li>We expect China telcos to be the most favorable defensive picks with stable operations, strong FCF, high dividend yield and potential share repo opportunities.</li><li>China Mobile and China Telecom’s (941 HK/ 728 HK, not rated) share prices grew 25.5%/23.8% YTD.</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>

Our view on China telecom sector is unchanged. We think this sector is a defensive play amid macro-economic pressure.We expect China telcos to be the most favorable defensive picks with stable operations, strong FCF, high dividend yield and potential share repo opportunities.China Mobile and China Telecom’s (941 HK/ 728 HK, not rated) share prices grew 25.5%/23.8% YTD.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.

China 5G Sector – China telecom sector remains as a defensive play