Chinese financial assets reel in foreign investors

Chinese financial assets are becoming an indispensable part of global investors' holdings, as economic upgrade has nurtured new opportunities and the nation has opened wider to foreign investment, officials and experts said.

Foreign investors have continuously increased Chinese stock and bond assets holdings over the course of this year, with the stock market having attracted more than 240 billion yuan ($34 billion) in foreign capital, according to China's top securities regulator on Saturday.

This development attested to global investors' confidence in China's capital market reforms and economic prospects, China Securities Regulatory Commission Vice-Chairman Li Chao said at a forum.