June 17 — Shanghai Stock Exchange chairman Qiu Yong said at the Lujiazui Forum the SSE will step up capital-market financing to back technology innovation, further use the Sci‑Tech Innovation Board (STAR Market) as a testing ground, and implement new

2026-06-17

June 17 — Shanghai Stock Exchange chairman Qiu Yong said at the Lujiazui Forum the SSE will step up capital-market financing to back technology innovation, further use the Sci‑Tech Innovation Board (STAR Market) as a testing ground, and implement newly released supporting rules for artificial intelligence to drive more demonstration projects. He said the exchange will further apply the six M&A measures to promote corporate upgrading through mergers and acquisitions, improve the flexibility and convenience of refinancing mechanisms, and support listed companies’ transformation, upgrade and consolidation.