{"slug": "korean-investors-increase-bets-on-china-s-tech-stocks-despite-broader-market", "title": "Korean investors increase bets on China's tech stocks despite broader market weakness", "summary": "Korean investors increased their holdings in Chinese technology and advanced manufacturing stocks during a recent mainland market sell-off, focusing on ETFs and companies tied to robotics, semiconductors, and electronics supply chains. Net purchases included $3.21 million in the China Asset Management Co Robot ETF and $2.73 million in Shenzhen Fastprint Circuit Tech, signaling sustained interest in AI and hard-tech themes despite broader market weakness.", "body_md": "Korean investors have increased their exposure to China's technology and advanced manufacturing sectors during a recent pullback in mainland China stocks, suggesting continued appetite for artificial intelligence (AI) and hard-tech themes despite broader market weakness, according to market analysts on Monday. They turned net buyers of several China-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and technology stocks on Thursday, when mainland Chinese markets saw a notable decline. The buying was concentrated in products tracking robotics, semiconductors power-grid equipment and electronics supply chains. The investors also accumulated ETFs tracking China's technology and innovation themes, including products tied to China's STAR Market. They bought a net $3.21 million worth of the China Asset Management Co Robot ETF during the market sell-off, according to data from SEIBro, a portal maintained by the Korea Securities Depository. That was followed by Shenzhen Fastprint Circuit Tech, a leading Chinese printed circuit board maker, with net purchases of $2.73 million, and Guangdong Fenghua Advanced", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/korean-investors-increase-bets-on-china-s-tech-stocks-despite-broader-market", "canonical_source": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/others/20260527/korean-investors-increase-bets-on-chinas-tech-stocks-despite-broader-market-weakness?utm_source=rss", "published_at": "2026-05-26 23:07:02+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-26 23:12:13.342122+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "robotics", "ai-chips"], "entities": ["China Asset Management Co Robot ETF", "Shenzhen Fastprint Circuit Tech", "Guangdong Fenghua Advanced", "SEIBro", "Korea Securities Depository"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/korean-investors-increase-bets-on-china-s-tech-stocks-despite-broader-market", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/korean-investors-increase-bets-on-china-s-tech-stocks-despite-broader-market.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/korean-investors-increase-bets-on-china-s-tech-stocks-despite-broader-market.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/korean-investors-increase-bets-on-china-s-tech-stocks-despite-broader-market.jsonld"}}