David M. Rubenstein, Carlyle Group

". . . even if the economy slows down in China to 8 percent, it's still going to be a great place to invest. People say there is a bubble in China. There are bubbles in every economy that grows."

Michael Pralle,

J.E. Robert Cos.

"This century will be China's century in the way that the 20th

century was America's century or the 19th century was the United Kingdom's century."

Dan Carroll, TPG

"[China] accounts for less than 6 percent of global GDP today -- far less than the U.S. -- so outright domination looks unlikely. We prefer to believe that the economic partnership which has served both countries well will continue to hold for the next several decades."

David Chao,

DCM Capital Management

"Many domestic

Chinese companies that have recently gone public are getting crazy valuations. . . . It certainly looks like a bubble. You need to tread in China with a lot of caution."

Stephen Schwarzman,

Blackstone Group

"Private equity and

alternative assets will play a major role in the continued transformation of the markets there."