Foreign investors are shunning Chinese stocks and bonds as Beijing's economic headache builds

• Foreign investors are shunning Chinese assets as the country's economic recovery falters.
• They offloaded $188 billion worth of stocks and bonds between December 2021 and June 2023, per Bloomberg.
• The outflows come with Beijing battling to shore up a crisis-hit property sector and revive growth.

International investors have started shunning Chinese stocks and bonds, as the world's second-largest economy sputters after three years of zero-COVID lockdowns.

Foreign traders pulled $188 billion from the country's equity and debt markets between December 2021 and June 2023, according to data from Bloomberg – representing a decline of 17%.