The good news is we've got a bull market. The bad news is it's probably not the one you're

hoping for. Motley Fool Money starts now.

I'm Chris Hill joining me today, Motley Fool Senior Analyst, Bill Mann. Thanks for being

here. Hey Chris, how are you? I'm doing alright because the MSCI Asia Pacific Index

hit a high today that is more than 20% higher than the low-hit last October, which means it

is officially in bull market territory. Is it time to start buying China stocks left and

right?

Still over the last five, ten and fifteen years dramatically underperforming the United

States of America. I mean, absolutely, if you have been invested in the United States

and you have made the choice to not invest anywhere outside of the U.S., you've made a good

choice so far. But the question I guess you're asking is, now that China is reopening, is

a bull market, and I? Is it on its way?

That's the question I'm asking and I'm not alone. I think there are a lot of people who

are looking at the news coming out of China, the reopening, not just the companies that

are based there, but U.S. companies, Starbucks, McDonald's, others that are depending on consumers

in China and thinking to use your phrasing that a bull market is nigh.

I don't know why we're beating the word nigh to death today, but that's... I guess my first

question would be, is it really that easy? Would we say in the United States or in Europe

or anywhere else in the world that opened really in 2022? Is that the way it worked? I

don't really think it is. So the thing that you have to keep in mind when it comes to China

is that they are going through a lot of the same things that the growth engines in other

countries, particularly the United States are going through in a way that's even more concentrated.

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