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Following over 20 years of minimal to no growth, the Chinese economy is finally reaching the potential predicted by many financial analysts in the mid nineteen eighties. As a result, many Hedge Fund managers and portfolio stock companies are looking to the East and for ways to invest in China.

Growth has been most noticeable in several key areas. Most noticeably for the early protagonists that chose to invest in China, is in clothing. Always a sound investment, consumers in the western world are both in need of, and in desire of clothes; male and female alike. Computers too are popular and, to a lesser degree, furniture.

A direct reverse to this has been seen in the toy industry, where growth is seen on a daily basis, despite some “horror” stories regards lead usage in paints, metals and plastics in stuffing materials and sweatshop conditions.

Many other opportunities to invest in China are out there and clearly signposted. For example, China is second only to the US in its consumption of oil; whilst being both the biggest consumer and producer of coal. Indeed, investment in this sector is booming despite the global collective towards environmental concerns.

For those looking for a greener, and more responsible investment, the huge railway project could be attractive. Already one of the best in the world, (in metropolis areas anyway), the Chinese government recognize the benefits of mass public transportation clearly. With contracts passed to western companies as much as Chinese tenders, this really could be a clever investment.

A word of warning is necessary when considering opportunities to invest in China however. Markets are always volatile as they first emerge and, in today’s global economic crisis, China is very exposed; as was proven in the veritable collapse of the Shanghai Composite Index towards the end of 2008.