Bright prospects for these Chinese ETFs

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Chinese stocks are down roughly 22% since April 2011. That’s largely because investors fear that weak growth and high debt levels in Europe and the U.S. will slow China’s export-driven economy. However, the long-term outlook for China, and Chinese stocks, is bright. One of the best ways for investors to tap into that growth is through low-fee exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Here are two Chinese ETF recommendations. One invests in all publicly traded Chinese stocks available to foreign investors. The other holds small-cap Chinese stocks. SPDR S&P CHINA ETF $65.62 (New York Exchange symbol GXC; buy or sell through brokers; www.spdrs.com), is an exchange-traded fund that aims to track the S&P China BMI Index. This index is made up of all the publicly traded Chinese stocks that are available to foreign investors. Right now, SPDR S&P China ETF holds 177 stocks. The $612.7-million fund’s top holdings are China Mobile, 7.8%; China Construction Bank, 7.5%; Baidu Inc., 5.1%; Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, 4.8%; CNOOC…