Brief Introduction The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect was officially launched in 2014. The stock connect established a two-way trading link between the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX). The stock connect allows qualified mainland China investors to access eligible Hong Kong shares (Southbound) as well as Hong Kong and overseas investors to trade eligible A shares (Northbound) subject to a certain amount of daily quota.

The roughly 70 billion yuan ($10 billion) of foreign capital that has flowed into the A-share market this month marks the biggest such monthly net inflow this year

Mavens see reforms and transparency protecting small investors' interests

Despite the global market turning jittery amid multiple uncertainties like the rising commodity prices, escalating geopolitical tensions and US Federal Reserve's more rounds of interest rate hikes, international investors still hold a positive outlook on renminbi assets and retain good exposure to the Chinese stock market.

Although A-share market sentiment was impaired by growing global geopolitical tensions on Feb.24, a rebound and independent performance can be expected thanks to China's economy-stabilizing policies and dual-circulation development pattern, experts said.

Despite short-term fluctuations triggered by external uncertainties, China's stock market is likely to remain resilient and attract more attention from global investors this year