A top official of China’s securities regulator said on Thursday that foreign investors are demonstrating strong confidence in allocating capital to the country’s high-quality assets.
Liu Haoling, vice-chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, said that foreign investors now hold more than 4 trillion yuan ($590 billion) in tradable A-shares, making them important participants in China’s capital market.
He made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Global Investor Conference, organized by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE).
Liu said that 27 renowned international financial institutions have established majority-owned or wholly owned securities, futures and fund management subsidiaries on the Chinese mainland.
China scrapped foreign ownership caps on securities, futures and fund management firms in 2020.
Regarding overseas listings, the CSRC has completed the filing review for the initial overseas listings of 418 domestic enterprises as of April, supporting companies in effectively utilizing both domestic and international markets and resources.
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The SZSE also has continued to strengthen efforts across mechanisms, products, and services, steadily enhancing investment convenience for international investors.
Sha Yan, chairperson of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, said exchange-traded funds related to Shenzhen bourse’s tech-heavy ChiNext board have been listed on more than 10 global exchanges, laying the groundwork for a cross-time-zone, 24/7 trading ecosystem.
Overseas road shows organized by SZSE have covered over 200 Shenzhen-listed companies and nearly 1,900 international investment institutions, providing a key platform for global investors to better understand and invest in China, Sha said.
Asadej Kongsiri, president of the Stock Exchange of Thailand, said that the exchange is exploring opportunities to deepen cooperation with the SZSE, focusing on cross-border investment products and capital-raising support for high-tech industries.
He highlighted Thailand’s Depositary Receipt program, which allows local retail investors to trade shares of international companies using Thai baht. “We are very interested in cooperating with the Shenzhen exchange to explore two-way capital flows through such mechanisms,” he said.
Thomas Fang, head of China Global Markets at UBS, told China Daily on the sidelines of the conference that the next five years could be “a golden period” for global investors to increase investments to China and share in the growth of its economy.
He added that global investor allocation to China has edged up over recent decades thanks to sustained opening-up and economic expansion, yet still lingers at only about 3.5 to 4 percent of total portfolios — far below the 10 to 20 percent range that would better reflect China’s economic weight.
