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title: "China"
url: https://independentstockanalysis.com/china-2/
description: "The strength in the materials names today? Stimulus via Business Insider How Strong is China’s Economy? Despite a recent slowdown, the world’s…"
published: 2012-05-29
updated: 2012-05-29
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# China

Published 2012-05-29

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J.J. Butler

The strength in the materials names today? Stimulus via [Business Insider](http://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-stimulus-on-2012-5)

How Strong is China’s Economy? Despite a recent slowdown, the world’s second-biggest economy is more resilient than its critics think. [Economist](http://www.economist.com/node/21555915)

The Global Middle Class is Bigger Than We Thought: [Foreign Policy](http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/05/16/the_global_middle_class_is_bigger_than_we_thought?page=full). Also, this does not read negative to me: Bear in a China Shop, also at [Foreign Policy](http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/05/22/bear_in_a_china_shop?page=0,1).

China matters, not Europe. [Humble Student of the Markets](http://humblestudentofthemarkets.blogspot.com/2012/05/focus-on-china-not-europe.html)

With the materials sector beaten down, here is a baby primer with specific companies on the second page. [24/7 Wall Street](http://247wallst.com/2012/05/29/after-the-fall-a-value-choice-in-base-metals-and-steel-rio-vale-bhp-x-nue-stld-mt-fcx-scco-aa/)

A good reminder to remain objective, I like to call it **intellectual honesty**: [Reformed Broker](http://www.thereformedbroker.com/2012/05/29/guest-post-kevin-lane-on-the-danger-of-seduction/). So we consider *The Chinese resource supercycle slows down* at the [Globe and Mail](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/the-chinese-resource-supercycle-slows-down/article2444088/).