For example, Alibaba and Tencent — both on the forefront of the e-commerce wave in China — have risen by 98 % and 111 %, respectively, so far in 2017.2 Companies
such as Sina, a global Internet media company, and Baidu, which operates an Internet search engine, have also generated returns this year that are nearly as strong or stronger than those of Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, or Google.3 As the world's second - largest economy, China is rapidly evolving from its former status as a noteworthy
emerging market to an economic
powerhouse on the rise.