改革开放２０多年来，中国已成为发展中国家吸引外国投资最多而且最成功的国家。伴随着这些国际资本的流入，中国政府及时地开放了金融市场，允许世界各国的金融机构来华设立分支机构、开展金融业务。截至１９９７年６月底，全国累计批准设立了外资金融机构代表处５４０家，营 For more than two decades of reform and opening up, China has become the developing country that attracts the largest and most successful foreign investment. With the inflow of these international capitals, the Chinese government has opened up the financial markets in a timely manner, allowing financial institutions from all over the world to set up branches in China and carry out financial business. By the end of June 1997, a total of 540 representative offices of foreign-funded financial institutions had been approved by the country.