Because of the size and diversity of the market, A-shares have more exposure to these important trends than offshore Chinese equity markets. There are more than 2,000 companies listed on the A-share market, among them some of the fastest growing in the world. The H-share market, meanwhile, has fewer than 200 issues, concentrated in energy, telecoms and financial services. These sectors have driven much of China’s growth in the past, but are less exposed to future domestic growth.

鉴于A股市场的规模和多样性，该市场比离岸中国股市场更易受到上述重要趋势的影响。A股市场的上市公司超过2000家，其中许多公司的成长速度位居全球前列。而在H股市场上市的中国公司不足200家，且都集中在能源、电信和金融服务行业。这些行业过去曾是推动中国经济增长的主要引擎，但在未来，它们与中国国内增长的关系将会减弱。

In order to get permission to trade in China’s A-share market, qualifying overseas institutions need to apply for a QFII licence, and are then assigned a quota; 142 companies have been awarded a QFII licence so far, with quotas worth $22.2bn, as of January.

合格境外机构若想获准在中国A股市场进行交易，首先需要申请QFII牌照，而后会被分配一个投资额度；迄今为止，已有142家公司被授予QFII牌照，至今年1月，投资总额度达222亿美元。

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