China to add "more targeted, inclusive" listing standards to ChiNext board: securities regulator

Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, attends a press conference for the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) on economy in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- A "more targeted and inclusive" set of listing standards will be added to the ChiNext board in the near future, said Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, on Friday.

Active support will be given to high-quality innovative and entrepreneurial firms operating in new types of consumption and modern services to issue shares on the ChiNext board, Wu told a press conference on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress.

The ChiNext board is China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises. ■