Investors are paying attention to the stock market at a securities business hall in Fuyang, China, on December 5, 2023.
The Chinese markets disappointed investors who were expecting a post-pandemic boom in 2023.
  • Foreign funds bought $6.2 billion of Chinese onshore stocks, according to Bloomberg records.
  • This is the lowest-ever amount of foreign investor purchases in mainland shares.
  • China's economy struggles to recover post-pandemic amid a property crisis and youth unemployment.

China was supposed to be the comeback story of 2023 — but that didn't happen.