"Mainland investors" refers to individuals or institutions from the primary landmass or the central area of a country who invest money into businesses or assets within their own country or abroad. Full definition
Regulators must already know that the ban hasn't stopped mainland investors from buying cryptocurrencies next door in Hong Kong or Singapore. (hacked.com)
Shares in Meitu, which makes a popular smartphone app for airbrushing selfies, jumped 80 percent in a week after mainland investors piled in. (nytimes.com)
China's clampdown on cryptocurrencies and the subsequent trading halts on a number of crypto exchanges have caught hundreds of mainland investors unaware and unprepared, driving some entrepreneurs to seek alternative listing of their tokens in Hong Kong to raise funds. (getrevue.co)