[Aileen]

I agree change has got to be political and global, but, at the end of the day, you live with your own conscience.

Fair enough comment, but these Chinese people in that horrendous video tried doing that and to live their lives according to their peaceful beliefs, and look what happened to them!  Unfortunately it seems that there are times when you simply have to conform in order to survive, unless you're brave enough to go against the system and take the consequences, which is what these people did, although mercifully the same consequences don't apply everywhere else.

It's difficult to avoid things "made in China".  I think it's up to the shops not to import them?  That might be best.

There's no point in them doing that because these shops would soon go out of business since just about everything you buy has 'Made in China' on it. Even my Hewlett-Packard laptop is made in  China, something i didn't know until after I got it, yet HP is an American owned company.   I can only think that this is because labour is cheaper in China.

[Elly]

^ I won’t pretend to understand the ins and outs - but good for you for bothering etc.

[robbie]

I think I've found an adequate solution to my dilemma.

So I emailed my fund suggestion to Vanguard on the off-chance it gets forwarded up internally (never know!). They let me know their exclusion criteria for their socially responsible funds, for what it's worth:

...involvement in the anti-personnel mines, chemical or biological weapons, cluster munitions or nuclear weapons industries; contravention of human rights or labour standards; involvement in
environmentally detrimental activities; or involvement in corruption.

I had a look at the regional exposure of their 'SRI Global Stock Fund' and turns out China mainland isn't included at all  (though neither is most other emerging markets).

I think this is the best option I've seen as a non-China alternative to a traditional global fund. It's passive, low cost (OCF 0.22%) and has seemingly matched performance of the MSCI Global Index since inception.

Ive put all my monies in a premium bond and a ISA......sorted.

[moonglow]

I think I've found an adequate solution to my dilemma.

So I emailed my fund suggestion to Vanguard on the off-chance it gets forwarded up internally (never know!). They let me know their exclusion criteria for their socially responsible funds, for what it's worth:

...involvement in the anti-personnel mines, chemical or biological weapons, cluster munitions or nuclear weapons industries; contravention of human rights or labour standards; involvement in
environmentally detrimental activities; or involvement in corruption.

I had a look at the regional exposure of their 'SRI Global Stock Fund' and turns out China mainland isn't included at all  (though neither is most other emerging markets).

I think this is the best option I've seen as a non-China alternative to a traditional global fund. It's passive, low cost (OCF 0.22%) and has seemingly matched performance of the MSCI Global Index since inception.

I don't understand but good for you …

[boogers]

I think I've found an adequate solution to my dilemma.

So I emailed my fund suggestion to Vanguard on the off-chance it gets forwarded up internally (never know!). They let me know their exclusion criteria for their socially responsible funds, for what it's worth:

...involvement in the anti-personnel mines, chemical or biological weapons, cluster munitions or nuclear weapons industries; contravention of human rights or labour standards; involvement in
environmentally detrimental activities; or involvement in corruption.

I had a look at the regional exposure of their 'SRI Global Stock Fund' and turns out China mainland isn't included at all  (though neither is most other emerging markets).

I think this is the best option I've seen as a non-China alternative to a traditional global fund. It's passive, low cost (OCF 0.22%) and has seemingly matched performance of the MSCI Global Index since inception.

Given the chances of a Corbyn led government is rising, have you thought about moving investments out of the UK? I'm giving it serious thought. Reckon I could pick up some absolute bargains in a decade or so. 

[Aileen]

@Mark - Hope you weren't caught out by the OneCoin scam!     I've been listening to a 10 part documentary on the BBC World Service about its founder, self-styled Cryptoqueen Ruja Ignatova, who mysteriously disappeared two years ago and hasn't  been seen or heard from since.

[boogers]

Yeah, in the sense my equity exposure to the UK is only around 5%.

Most people seem to have a home bias by default or preference but even without Brexit or Corbyn, I don't like that idea. Anyway, most home owners are already overweight their own country by the fact they own a home.

I'm wondering what to do with cash and cash equivalents. I do a bit of political betting, but there's a big difference between risking a few hundred quid on the outcome, and risking losses (exchange rate swings, transaction fees etc) on a few hundred grand.

I should probably speak to a financial adviser.

[Mark]

A clip going viral on China owned TikTok with a girl mentioning the camps as the second Holocaust. Perfect.