Chinese stocks' international debut falls flat

Slowing growth, tightening credit and Trump set shares tumbling

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Concerns about a trade war with the U.S. have particularly weighed on Chinese companies.

ZACH COLEMAN, Nikkei Asian Review deputy editor

HONG KONG -- June was supposed to kick off a new era for China's markets.

The month began with the first-ever inclusion of domestic Chinese stocks in MSCI's regional and global share indexes, a move that was expected to bring a boost worth billions of foreign dollars into China's markets. Instead, steady declines have seen the Chinese market officially enter "bear" territory -- falling 20% below its last peak in January.

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