Storyline: Foreign financial institutions intensify research on Chinese listed companies [Voice_over] Global financial institutions are diving deeper and spending more on their analysis of Chinese listed companies, experts say. A top economist for Morgan Stanley China says most firms are zeroing in on the high-tech sector. [Sound_bite] Xing Ziqiang, Chief Economist for China, Morgan Stanley: "Their main interests include the development of domestic AI computing power, the emergence of technologies like smart driving and humanoid robots, as well as the recent trends of Chinese companies going global and the shift in new consumer patterns in China." [Voice_over] Research activity on A-share companies has shifted into high gear this year. Recent data shows that 680 foreign institutions made over 5,000 visits to A-share firms so far this year, with some of them returning dozens of times. [Sound_bite] Xing Ziqiang, Chief Economist for China, Morgan Stanley: "This year, we've been busy with various research trips, not only to major cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, but also to many second- and third-tier cities. We're not just going there ourselves; we're also bringing global investors along to see the rise of China's industrial chain up close." [Voice_over] Foreign investors' research trips to China's A-share companies are frequent, detailed and include longer follow-up periods. [Sound_bite] Ronald Wan, member, Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute: "Many foreign institutions have been conducting research on key targets for one to two years. Starting with precise evaluations of industry prospects, moving to solid economic fundamentals, and then in practical applications through channels like QFII, there is a clear, step-by-step logic for why foreign investors remain optimistic about the Chinese economy and choose to allocate more to Chinese assets." [Voice_over] Data from China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange shows that in the first half of the year, overseas investors increased their holdings of onshore Chinese stocks and funds by over 10 billion U.S. dollars. [Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland]