SHANGHAI Party Secretary Han Zheng met Juergen Fitschen, co-CEO of Deutsche Bank, last week.

Han said this year is the opening year of the city's 13th Five-Year Plan. Shanghai will deepen reforms, increase opening, accelerate economic restructuring, and change the growth model. The city is confident of maintaining a sustainable and stable economic growth.

He said Shanghai is following the central government's strategy to build itself into an international financial center. More efforts will be made in financial reform and opening in Shanghai Free Trade Zone.