Tencent, Alibaba and Baidu will reward patient investors who stay with them through the headwinds    

Oliver Cox says China's tech sector has taken a beating of late and some of its giants are in a transition process, but a look at the quality of the work these companies do should encourage investors to stick around .

The problem facing investors, bombarded by a huge amount of information every day, is that "doing nothing" is actually quite hard.

The Chinese technology sector, comprised of both internet and gaming companies as well as hardware and component manufacturers, serves as a classic example of a sector whose shiny long-term prospects are in conflict with some admittedly challenging short-term headwinds.

Investors could be understandably tempted to abandon the sector, but a thoughtful long-term holding strategy of simply sitting still may be more prudent.