Shanghai to pilot financial opening-up

China will roll out a host of measures to expedite two-way financial opening-up, with Shanghai as the key pilot, top financial regulators said on Thursday.

Analysts said the measures are set to strengthen the financial markets' ability to bolster economic growth, while the induced risks shall be controllable.

The central bank will strongly support Shanghai's aspiration to become an international financial center, Yi Gang, governor of the People's Bank of China, said at the Lujiazui Forum in Shanghai on Thursday.