Wiktionary
n. A stock or other investment in perceived high value and reliable company of the People's Republic of China.
Wikipedia
Red chips stocks are the stocks of mainland China companies incorporated outside mainland China and listed in Hong Kong. These businesses are based in mainland China and controlled, either directly or indirectly, by the central, provincial or municipal governments of the Peoples' Republic of China but listed in Hong Kong to allow overseas investment in the companies.
The term was coined by Hong Kong economist Alex Tang in 1992 and is a play on term blue chip stocks with the word " red" representing the Peoples' Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party.
Usage examples of "red chip".
Nam raised the stakes by tossing in a third red chip, and the other players did the same.
At your first AA meeting, you may pick up a red chip and carry it with your ".
I flipped my cards over and the dealer gave me a red chip, two silvers, and a fifty-cent piece.