Anthony Bolton, the fabled British stockpicker, is staking his reputation on a £460m ($702m) bet that the Chinese economy is shifting away from exports and towards domestic consumption.

Mr Bolton’s bullish stance pits him against big-name investors such as Hugh Hendry, head of Eclectica Asset Management, and Marc Faber, author of The Gloom Boom & Doom Report, who are betting that the Chinese economy will crash.