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By Jiang Zhang:In the midst of scandals involving North American-listed Chinese companies that came public via reverse takeovers (RTOs), Investor's Business Daily published an article titled The 6 Rules For Successful Investing In Chinese ADRs, which identified the risks involving in Chinese ADR investing and presented 6 key questions that investors should address for successfully investing i

The allegations that Wayne Rooney paid £1200 a time for a prostitute brings a well-respected profession into disgrace. I refer, of course, to prostitution.

China Investor submits: The Problem with Chinese Reverse Mergers Listed in the US I visit this site often and enjoy reading the articles on Chinese companies, but I do not understand why there is so much focus on sketchy Chinese reverse merger (RM) companies.

Shaun Rein of the China Market Research Group submits: This column originally appeared in CNBC

China Play Stocks submits: As incomes raise, Chinese consumers are acquiring expensive tastes for luxury brands and high-end fashion items. You can benefit from their increased consumption of such products by investing in the companies that produce them. Be aware that, much like the products they sell, many of these company stocks are expensive (on a P/E basis) as well. But, I don't believe that the China story is fully reflected in these stock prices, lofty as they may be.

Atticvs Research submits: During recent times, the media has been awash with reports about the perils of investing in U.S.- listed Chinese companies. Without doubt, some of these invariably negative reports have been warranted, and are doing investors a highly valuable service when they root out companies guilty of malpractice. However, some reports seem ill-researched and do little other than jump onto a xenophobic bandwagon.