Capital Markets

Foreign investors' bond investments are facilitated

CSRC introduces a side pocket mechanism to prevent unfair fund redemption

Hebei FTZ supports healthcare and life science sectors

Thresholds on controlling shareholders of securities companies are lowered

Shandong FTZ builds ties with Japan and South Korea

Concessions from both sides in limited China-U.S. phase one trade deal; Chinese tech firms and security bureaus blacklisted over human rights accusations; and caps on foreign fund managers in China to be removed in April

Alibaba unveils first in-house chip for AI applications following Huawei's lead; FTSE Russell leaves out Chinese government bonds from major index; and Shanghai releases interim measures to trial public data system

Undisclosed information in securities trading is defined

The removal of QFII investment quotas marks the latest opening up of China's $13 trillion onshore bond market to foreign investment.