SHANGHAI -- Pan Jianwei, dubbed the father of quantum physics in China, was probably pleased to discover this month that the mind-bending laws of his field were reduced by Chinese investors to a simple equation: It will go up.

The STAR market has bolstered Chinese financial market reforms by giving companies an easier route to a public listing. (Nikkei Montage/Source photo by AP/Reuters)
Surging debuts on 'domestic Nasdaq' lure investors and bolster China's strategic aims