Multiple foreign financial institutions upbeat on China’s new financial opening-up measures at Lujiazui Forum, eyeing continued capital inflows

陆家嘴论坛上，多家外资金融机构看好中国金融开放新举措，乐见资本持续流入

A view of the Lujiazui area in Shanghai Photo: VCG

上海陆家嘴风光 图片来源：VCG

Multiple foreign financial institutions spoke highly of China's latest financial opening-up measures announced at the 2026 Lujiazui Forum in Shanghai, eyeing continued inflows of foreign capital into Chinese assets driven by favorable policies and their strategic value as the core of Asian growth.

多家外资金融机构高度评价中国在2026年上海陆家嘴论坛上宣布的最新金融开放举措，看好在政策利好支撑下外资持续流入中国资产，以及该类资产作为亚洲增长核心所具备的战略价值。

China unveiled an extensive array of financial opening-up policies at the Lujiazui forum on Wednesday, encompassing a comprehensive offshore finance action plan, offshore renminbi foreign exchange trading pilots, a new repo facility and a set of incremental foreign exchange liberalization policies.

周三，中国在陆家嘴论坛上推出多项金融开放政策，涵盖综合性离岸金融行动计划、离岸人民币外汇交易试点、全新回购便利工具以及渐进式外汇开放政策。

As the world's second-largest economy with a major capital market featuring large scale, depth, and strong liquidity, China continues to hold considerable appeal for overseas investors, Fang Dongming, head of China Global Markets at UBS, told the Global Times. He noted that global investors are placing increasing emphasis on portfolio diversification, and their focus on the Chinese market is shifting gradually from short-term trading opportunities to a balanced approach of both trading and allocation-driven investment strategies.

瑞银中国全球市场主管方东明告诉《环球时报》，中国作为全球第二大经济体，其核心资本市场体量可观、层次丰富、流动性充裕，对境外投资者持续具备较强吸引力。他指出，国际投资者日益注重投资组合多元化，对中国市场的关注点正逐渐从短期交易机会，转向交易操作和配置型投资策略的均衡思路。

He said that he believes these new measures will further enhance the convenience of investing in Chinese assets and provide risk management tools highly valued by foreign investors, thereby strengthening their confidence and improving their participation in the Chinese market.

他表示，相信这些新举措将进一步优化投资中国资产的便利度，并推出境外投资者十分看重的风险管理工具，以此提振其信心，扩大其在中国市场的参与度。

At the forum, an action plan to develop offshore finance to bolster Shanghai's global financial hub status was released. The blueprint prioritizes initial offshore business pilots covering offshore trade finance, free trade zone offshore bonds, offshore reinsurance and offshore renminbi forex trading, and will expand eligible services gradually based on pilot outcomes, according to the document released on the website of the Shanghai municipal government on Wednesday.

论坛上发布旨在发展离岸金融，夯实上海全球金融中心地位的行动计划。根据上海市政府网站周三发布的文件，这份方案优先推进首批离岸业务试点，覆盖离岸贸易融资、自贸区离岸债券、离岸再保险和离岸人民币外汇交易，后续将结合试点成效逐步拓宽合规服务范围。

Free-trade offshore bonds mark a key area for piloting offshore finance and promoting the high-level financial opening-up. On Wednesday, the centralized intent-signing ceremony for Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) offshore bonds was held in Shanghai. Multiple Chinese commercial banks and securities firms respectively signed agreements, with prospective issuers of FTZ offshore bonds including overseas subsidiaries of Chinese enterprises, overseas branches of financial institutions, and high-quality enterprises from Belt and Road partner countries.

自贸离岸债券是试点离岸金融、推动金融高水平对外开放的重点领域。周三，上海自贸试验区离岸债券集中意向签约仪式在上海举行。多家中资商业银行和券商分别签署协议，自贸区离岸债券意向发行人包括中国企业境外子公司、金融机构境外分支机构以及“一带一路”共建国家优质企业。

On the sidelines of the 2026 Lujiazui Forum, Mark Wang, President and Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited, said that as an international financial center, Shanghai has its unique strengths in financial infrastructure, international connectivity, business environment and industrial innovation.

在2026陆家嘴论坛期间，汇丰银行（中国）有限公司行长兼行政总裁王马克表示，上海作为国际金融中心，在金融基础设施、国际互联互通、营商环境、产业创新等方面拥有独特优势。

"We expect its continued policy breakthroughs and opening-up will help attract more international institutions to invest here, enable more Chinese companies to expand their global footprints, and facilitate further use of the yuan in cross-border trade and investments," he said.

“我们预计后续持续的政策突破与对外开放，将有助于吸引更多的国际机构来华投资，助力更多中资企业拓展全球布局，并推动人民币在跨境贸易和投资领域得到更广泛应用，”他表示。

High-level financial opening-up requires both innovation and coordination. Shanghai serves as the onshore financial hub supporting high-quality development of the Chinese mainland, while Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) is an offshore international platform connecting China with the rest of the world - the two enjoy distinct yet highly complementary strengths, Mary Huen Wai Yi, executive director for Hong Kong of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd, said during the forum.

高水平金融开放既需要创新探索，也需要协同联动。上海是支持内地高质量发展的在岸金融中心，而香港特别行政区是连接中国与世界其他地区的离岸国际平台，两者各具特色且高度互补，渣打银行（香港）有限公司香港区执行董事Mary Huen Wai Yi在论坛上表示。

As Shanghai-HKSAR financial linkages continue to deepen, China's financial opening-up will continue to expand, and the yuan's internationalization will progressively advance toward broader global allocation, Huen said.

Huen表示，随着上海与香港特区金融联动的不断深化，中国的金融开放将持续扩展，人民币国际化将逐步迈向范围更广的全球配置。

"For global long-term capital, the importance of Chinese assets lies not only in returns, but even more so in their strategic value as the core of Asian growth," Huen said.

Huen表示：“对于全球长期资本而言，中国资产的价值不仅体现在收益层面，更凸显在其作为亚洲增长引擎核心的战略意义。”