The Chinese securities — not stocks in the U.S. sense as they don't provide legal ownership of the Chinese companies, which are merely vehicles for China to attract foreign capital — were Xinyi Solar Holdings ( OTC: XISHY ), China Resources Gas Group (OTC: CGASY), and China Coal Energy Company ( OTC: CCOZF ). How Are These Chinese Firms Rated Now? MSCI is an investment support services firm with $2.1 billion in revenue that provides ESG ratings of corporations. Even though China requires every firm with 50 or more employees operating in China to employ at least one Communist Party political commissar, true independent audits don't happen, and information about a firm's financial health can now be considered national security information, MSCI rates Chinese firms anyway. In 2022, MSCI rated the three Chinese energy stocks higher than the U.S. energy stock, with Brigham scoring 2 out of 10 ESG points overall.