March 1, 2026 11:28 PM GMT China Market-Wise | Asia Pacific M Idea Decoding China's Lagging Performance Outperformance of EM vs. China is mainly driven by an unprecedented memory cycle and under-representation of better-performing Chinese sectors in the index due to composition limits. We prefer A-shares over Hong Kong/offshore and real-asset focused sectors amid market and geopolitical uncertainty. China's YTD performance (MSCI China down by 1.2%) has significantly lagged broad EM (MSCI EM YTD up 15%) desp ...