Citi's Huiee Hui: The space for financial openness in China will further expand.

HSBC Hong Kong's CEO of Greater China and North Asia, Elaine Hui, stated during the 2026 Lujiazui Forum that high-level financial openness requires both innovation and collaboration. "As the Shanghai-Hong Kong Link continues to deepen, the space for China's financial opening will further expand, and the internationalization of the Renminbi will gradually move towards more global allocation." She mentioned that this year is the beginning of the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan" and an important year for China's continued deepening of high-level financial openness. At the same time, the global financial landscape is undergoing new changes, which makes the market pay more attention to risk diversification and diversified allocation. A trend is emerging: Chinese companies are accelerating their global expansion, while global capital is also refocusing on China.