red chip
n.— «Does this index of 25 Chinese stocks (all listed in Hong Kong, commonly called “red chips”) provide you with the growth you’d expect from China?» —“A Better Way to Play China’s Promise” by Michael Krause TheStreet.com Feb. 27, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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