Xiao Yuanqi, head of the Financial Regulatory Administration: Investment in artificial intelligence is overly concentrated, squeezing the financing space for traditional industries

According to Gelonghui, Xiao Yuanqi, Deputy Director of the China Financial Regulatory Bureau, stated at the Fifth International Financial Leaders Investment Summit hosted by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority that a large influx of capital into the technology sector and leading enterprises has raised the leverage levels in these areas, which may lead to excessive expansion.

Xiao Yuanqi mentioned that the excessive concentration of capital has an crowding-out effect on traditional industries, raising the borrowing costs for these enterprises, increasing their financial burdens, weakening their ability to reinvest and expand production, and also increasing credit risks. He believes that policymakers should develop corresponding policy frameworks in advance for the AI-driven economic transformation to strengthen macroeconomic management and prevent economic and financial risks.