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Peter Navarro, UC Irvine business professor and Jack Perkowski, author of "Managing the Dragon," offered their insights to CNBC.
"For the time being, the risk in Shanghai is more on the downside," said Perkowski. He said that China's is a momentum market, sensitive to investor moods.
Wireless provider China Mobile [CHL
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Navarro, author of "The Coming China Wars," agreed about the near-term gloom, pointing out that Solarfun Power's IPO "went from $40 to $12" -- a sign that China continues to be "very, very risky."
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But on the same day that Trina Solar [TSL
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"The yuan is going to be appreciating more and more rapidly," he believes, supporting Chinese stocks. "Long term, it's probably a good investment."
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Information was not available as to Navarro's or Perkowski's holdings.
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