Market Views: Are Chinese equities a ‘buy’ yet?

It's not been an easy year for China's stock markets; after adding on 5% and 7%, respectively, last year, both the Shanghai and Shenzhen composite indices are down close to 30% so far in 2018.  One major factor that has weighed have been the US-China trade tensions, with the two countries engaging in a tit-for-tat implementation of tariffs throughout 2018.  Chinese economic growth is also weaker than expected, with the 6.5% third-quarter GDP growth rate the country's slowest yea…