Investors eye China stocks and energy sector amid economic and Covid-19 pandemic recovery

China stocks, equities in laggard markets and energy plays could emerge as interesting opportunities for investors in the last quarter of 2021, with the ongoing economic and pandemic recovery possibly helping to fuel some of these opportunities. Mainland China plays are likely to remain a big focus for investors. Despite a sometimes fragile economic recovery, a regulatory crackdown and debt concerns, there is optimism that the last remaining months of 2021 will end up in the green. "China's stimulus is coming since it is the only way to avoid a cliff in growth in 2022. This should lift the Chinese…