Investing in the growth of smartphones in China is a case of buying the shovel makers but not the mine.

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We feel that nothing could be better than the opportunity to produce in the targeted consumer market itself, in this case China.

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He said companies are unlikely to pull out of China in any case, but they likely will think twice about moves like shifting their regional headquarters to Beijing from places like Singapore and Hong Kong.

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