NETRALNEWS.COM - Chinese stocks’ banner year is failing to persuade major foreign investors like big hedge funds. They’re wary for reasons including China’s slowing economy, growing debt and history of market crashes. There are fears, too, of a U.S.-China trade war. Others say they are finding surer, if less dramatic, gains closer to home—from U.S. stocks, for example, up 5.1% in 2017. But the funds are being smoked by Chinese stocks. The average global hedge fund was up 2.3% through April 7, according to Chicago-based Hedge Fund Research, Inc., while the MSCI China index, which mostly tracks Chinese companies listed...