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May 14, 2026

China Competitive Overseas Expansion Playbook

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UBS introduces its 'Going Global' series, identifying Chinese companies in the health care and construction machinery sectors that are leveraging durable competitive advantages to lead in global markets.

Key Takeaways

  • 1.Chinese companies in healthcare and construction machinery are transitioning from cost-based competition to leadership in quality execution, technology, and innovation.
  • 2.Overseas expansion is becoming a critical driver for valuation rerating as companies gain global market share at attractive valuation discounts compared to international peers.
  • 3.Geopolitical uncertainties, trade barriers, and regulatory constraints remain the primary risks that could limit sector performance and necessitate supply-chain localization.

Table of Contents

  • Health care: Cost, efficiency, quality execution – a favorable formula
  • China's biotech overseas expansion entering into the next phase
  • Overseas expansion: Anchored in the US and Europe, with broader localization
  • Biotech monetization: More diversified, recurring, and less binary
  • Industrials: Construction machinery sector
  • Broad-based global market exposure
  • Challenges ahead: Oil crisis and trade barriers
  • Key stock picks in construction machinery
  • Appendix

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Authors

Eva Lee, CFASummer Xia, CFAAllen Pu, CFA

Securities

2359.HK22691801.HK6031.HK2338.HK601100.SS

Themes

Quality over CostValuation ArbitrageGeopolitical Risk Sensitivity

Regions

GlobalAsia PacificLatin AmericaChinaUnited States