Financial sector opening, bad debt disclosures

Efforts to open the door to more foreign participation in China’s financial sector took another step forward this week. But without broader free-market reforms, foreign entrants may still struggle to disrupt Chinese incumbents. Meanwhile, stricter new rules on banks’ disclosures of non-performing assets should help shine some light on the true extent of bad debt hidden on their balance sheets.

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