Brazil has asked China to allow more of its manufactured goods in to the Chinese market as it seeks to tap into the country's growing economy.

BBC: Brazil seeks more access to China to balance trade

Born in China before being educated in the United States, where she then began a career in finance ahead of her MBA, Zhong adds that fellow students have been keen to tap into her knowledge of the massive Chinese market.

CNN: Focusing on China

Mark Follett, head of the firm's high-grade debt capital markets desk for Asia excluding Japan, says that is because many Chinese companies plan to tap the bond market and diversify their funding from a heavy reliance on bank loans.

WSJ: Asia's Bond-Market Growth Likely to Pause in 2013