China Eyes Deeper Financial Opening to Boost Industrial and Market Development
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China plans to enhance its financial services framework to better support financing, investment, and industrial development both domestically and internationally, Li Yunze, head of the National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA), stated at the Financial Street Forum 2025.
The NFRA aims to implement a financial model that balances direct and indirect financing, aligns investment in assets and talent, matches financing terms with industrial growth, and links domestic and international markets. Priority will be given to strategic initiatives, key sectors, and underserved areas, providing capital to both traditional industries seeking optimization and emerging sectors requiring expansion.
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Li highlighted plans to enrich pension and health insurance products, enhance disaster insurance systems, and broaden financial coverage for small and micro enterprises, private companies, and the agricultural sector. These measures aim to ensure that inclusive finance reaches a wide range of businesses and households.
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The NFRA is committed to supply-side structural reforms, improving institutional layout, quality, and resilience, while elevating international influence. Broadening institutional opening-up will be supported by full implementation of pre-establishment national treatment plus a negative list, enhancing Chinese institutions' cross-border operations and contributing to Belt and Road projects.
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Alongside openness, Li stressed risk management remains a top priority. The NFRA will consolidate achievements in risk control, ensure robust system operations, and enhance supervisory efficiency to prevent systemic financial risks.
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Beijing will continue to serve as a pilot zone for new financial policies, guiding high-quality financial resources to the capital and supporting sustainable economic growth. For international investors and financial institutions, these initiatives signal opportunities in cross-border finance, industrial support, and insurance innovation, with clearer pathways for engagement in China's evolving market.
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