Tech R&D expenditure in China grew 12% year-on-year, highlighting innovation resilience. Long-term investors view "investing in China" in AI and robotics as a hedge against cyclical downturns. But those ties were strained when Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages. Beijing's reluctance to condemn Hamas at the outset drew criticism in Israel. © Copyright 2025 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Morningstar Index (Market Barometer) quotes are real-time. Institutional buyers have increased positions in Chinese insurance firms on expectations of lower claim ratios. Consequently, "investing in China" within the financial insurance space has regained appeal.