China increased its Qualified Domestic Institutional Investor (QDII) quota to $176.17 billion, up $5.3 billion from a month earlier, marking the largest rise since 2021. The move aims to support outbound investment and advance financial opening. Becky Liu, head of China macro strategy at Standard Chartered Bank, said: “The trend was largely expected... But the timing and scale is interesting.” She added the larger cap suggests limited capital outflow pressure despite global uncertainty.