China's Economy Falters Amid Covid Lockdowns and Real Estate Woes, Spooking Some Foreign Investors While Others Remain Bullish on Market Potential Despite Growing Tensions with US

China's economy is slowing, posting its weakest growth in decades, dampening foreign investment
Harsh COVID lockdowns and an imploding real estate bubble have left many Chinese traumatized
Some American companies are reducing investments, concerned about intellectual property theft and growing authoritarianism under Xi
But other firms still see major opportunities to access China's vast consumer market
Tensions are rising with the US on multiple fronts - economically, technologically, and militarily