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$Goldman Sachs (GS)$ has been publishing its views a bit more intensively lately, and it has also generated discussionBut to summarize, several big banks $ Bank of America (BAC)$ $JPMorgan Chase (JPM)$ $Morgan Stanley (MS)$ and others have similar views recently:Bullish on this wave of China asset revaluation brought about by Deepseek, with AI-related assets shifting from negative to positive valuationsMay encounter retracement resistance in the short term, but not a bad buying opportunity;Hong Kong and A are not progressing in the same way, A-share valuation is relatively a bit higher, and Hong Kong stocks and Chinese companies are mor
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