Q: This Morning (21 June, 2017), MSCI Inc. announced China A-shares inclusion into the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Any comment from the CSRC?
A: We commend MSCI for its decision to include China A-shares into MSCI indices. Conforming to global investors' demand for access to China's A-share market, the inclusion manifests their confidence in stable and promising prospects of China's economy and robustness of its financial markets. We have always been welcoming to see it happen. China’s capital markets will surely be more open to global investors.
A-shares inclusion in MSCI indices brings about both opportunities and challenges to the reform and development of China's capital markets. We will forge ahead in the direction of market-oriented, law-based, and global-facing reforms, so as to steer China's capital markets on a sound course, protect the lawful rights and interests of all investors, steadily enhance market functions in serving the real economy and reinforcing international influences. The CSRC will work with all relevant authorities and stakeholders to further improve applicable rules and regulations in order to facilitate foreign investments in A-shares through tracking MSCI indices and various gateways.