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.