4  unimpeded access to the domestic fixed-income and foreign exchange markets, further aided by enhanced data transparency and a greater role of market mechanisms in the determination of interest and exchange rates. Recent measures connecting the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong with its counterparts in the mainland, thereby facilitating foreign access to onshore equity markets, are also worth mentioning.
After the accession by China to the World Trade Organization in 2001, strategic trade agreements with other emerging markets, particularly in Asia, have been enacted.