Not Everyone Is Bullish on China Stocks. Why Retiree Protests and Geopolitics Merit Attention.

While Chinese stocks are up by nearly half over the past three months, some investors aren’t rushing to buy.

The tit for tat over the Chinese spy balloon that flew over the U.S. and protests by the elderly in China over cuts to health insurance highlight the reasons for the hesitation. Concern about geopolitics and structural challenges for the Chinese economy is holding people back, although things are going better than they have been on some fronts.