Economists Urge Deeper Capital Market Reform for China’s 15th Five-Year Plan

The push to widen renminbi use in cross-border investment and financing signals a policy appetite to deepen onshore market access rather than merely defend index levels. That matters most for foreign institutions weighing currency exposure against rule predictability, and for domestic intermediaries positioned to serve them. Whether the forum's recommendations translate into concrete rule changes under the 15th Five-Year Plan — particularly on repatriation and hedging — is the open question worth tracking.