SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - May 30, 2012) - After getting off to a strong start in 2012, with returns of +10.1% for January and +7.9% for February, the Russell Greater China Index has seen a Spring slowdown, returning (-4.8%) in March, (-0.3%) in April and was off (-9.2%) for May month-to-date as of May 28th.