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The recent link-up between the stock exchanges of Shanghai and Hong Kong marks another milestone in China's drive to reintegrate with the international financial system.

A combination of changing demographics and income growth is set to swell the middle class and encourage more spending on cars, clothing, household gadgets, education and health care. This should be a key driver to economic expansion in the region.

China's economy, boosted by a wave of growing middle-class wealth, is undergoing a significant shift in consumption, driven by a new generation of young, prosperous and independent consumers.

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