Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), answers questions at a press conference on financial reform and development on the sidelines of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 9, 2018. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) -- China will be bolder in the opening up of its financial sector, Zhou Xiaochuan, the country's central bank governor, said here Friday.

Zhou made the remarks at a press conference on the sidelines of the annual session of the National People's Congress.

The opening up of the financial sector includes not only widening market access for foreign investors, but also the global expansion of China's domestic financial institutions and promotion of the global use of yuan, he said.

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