Ray Dalio, chief investment officer at Bridgewater Associates, took to LinkedIn on Tuesday to defend his continued investments in China — a market he views as crucial to “understand the world” and for “diversification.” His recent post follows a 4,000-word essay shared last week, which discussed the possibility of a “100-year storm” in China and warned of a “lost decade” if Beijing repeats the mistakes of Japan in the 1990s. In his follow-up, Dalio defended his decision not to abandon the Chinese market “when things get tough,” claiming he is neither “a fair-weather friend” nor “a fair-weather investor.” “Investing ... (full story)