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BEIJING-China will further open its financial sector in "an active and safe" way, the country's central
bank vowed on Friday.
"China will gradually broaden the chance for the participation of foreign capital in the domestic financial
market," said the People's Bank of China in a report. "We will strengthen the connections between China's
financial market and international ones by attracting more foreign capital in Renminbi-denominated financial
products," the report said. Meanwhile, channels will also be expanded to allow Chinese investment in foreign
financial markets. The bank said it would ease restrictions on enterprises and individuals possessing and
using foreign currencies and increase the number of qualified foreign institutional investors and the value of
their investment quotas (份额). "We will make use of the financial market to achieve balanced international
payments," said the bank.
Last year, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) raised the annual quota for individuals
buying foreign currency from US $ 20,000 to US $ 50,000.
"China will work hard for a more efficient and vigorous financial market that can better serve international
needs," the bank said. The country will adjust its financial market rules so they are accepted around the world,
encourage reforms and promote more flexible, diversified ways of trading, according to the bank. China fully
opened its financial market to foreign capital on December 11 last year, ending a five-year transitional (过渡
的) period after entering WTO.
1. The passage is _____.
A. a piece of news
B. an advertisement
C. a poster
D. an explanation
2. China is working hard to _____.
A. reduce the interest rate of foreign currencies
B. increase the interest rate of foreign currencies
C. bring in more foreign investment by promising to further open its financial sector
D. adjust its financial markets to resist the invasion of foreign investment
3. To further open financial sector, China has taken many measures EXCEPT _____.
A. Giving more chances to the participation of foreign capital
B. Strengthening the connections between China and other countries by the leaders' paying visits to each
other's countries
C. Broadening the quotas of enterprises and individuals possessing and using foreign currencies
D. Opening its domestic financial market step by step
4. We can draw a conclusion that _____.
A. China's financial market will be conquered by foreign one
B. China will create a more active and various way of trading and its market will become stronger
C. China will end the transitional period of opening financial sector in five years
D. China will be blind to the foreign investment
