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title: "Shanghai Municipal Financial Office officials: Improve mechanisms such as \"Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect,\" \"Bond Connect,\" and \"Swap Connect.\""
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description: "Zhou Xiaoqian, Executive Deputy Director of the Shanghai Municipal Financial Office, stated at a press conference that the interconnection between domestic and foreign financial markets will be deepened, mechanisms such as \"Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect,\" \"Bond Connect,\" and \"Swap Connect\" will be improved, more international financial products and services will be launched, the international influence of \"Shanghai prices\" will be enhanced, Shanghai's reinsurance and shipping insurance capabilities will be strengthened, offshore financial systems will be explored, the development of free trade offshore debt will be steadily promoted, and financial risk monitoring and prevention will be strengthened"
datetime: "2026-02-11T06:03:10.000Z"
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# Shanghai Municipal Financial Office officials: Improve mechanisms such as "Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect," "Bond Connect," and "Swap Connect."

According to domestic media reports, Zhou Xiaoqian, Executive Deputy Director of the Shanghai Municipal Financial Office, stated at the first press conference of the Shanghai "14th Five-Year Plan" thematic series that they will work with financial regulatory authorities to deepen the interconnection between domestic and foreign financial markets, improve mechanisms such as "Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect," "Bond Connect," and "Swap Connect," and launch more international financial products and services to enhance the international influence of "Shanghai prices," and improve Shanghai's international reinsurance and shipping insurance underwriting capabilities and service levels. They will explore the establishment of an offshore financial system and regulatory framework, steadily promote the development of free trade offshore bonds and other businesses, and ensure effective financial risk monitoring and prevention

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