Mission Statement

The China Banking, Financial Service and Technologies Program referenced above and archived within, began as a dialogue between decision-makers in China and leading edge financial technologies, equipment and services firms from the U.S. Subsequent to our 2004-2007 programming, the banking landscape has had a tectonic shift, as illustated in the FT graphic referenced below. The purpose of chinabanking.org at this time is to serve as a nexus of information about Chinese banks and banking sector, and interface with the U.S. public and private sectors.

Headlines

FT.com - The Decade for Global Banks
Interactive graphic chronicles the amazing rise of Chinese banks in the last decade. See it here.

Upcoming Events

June 25, 2009
Asian Banking in Challenging Times
An important half-day symposium that continues the tradition of the Federal Reserve Bank San Francisco in examining emerging trends and issues that will impact banking and financial centers both in Asia and in the United States. Financial experts from US and Asia will speak. Cal-Asia is an Associate Sponsor.
To register, please visit here.

June 26, 2009
CHINA - Expert Briefing: Breakfast with Albert Ting, International Trade Specialist at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of the China Economic Area. His focus is technology and finance. Details to come.

Past Events

April 24, 2007
Webinar: "Procurement decision-making process in China's banks". For more information, click here.

September 18-21, 2007
China International Exposition on Financial & Banking Technology (CIFTEE), Beijing. US Embassy Pavilion. For information on last year's U.S. Pavilion at CIFTEE, click here.

December 11, 2006
The retail banking sector opens to foreign competition in China. Click here

September 17–20, 2006
The Commercial Section of the U.S. Embassy in Beijing is pleased to invite American firms to participate in their U.S. Pavilion at the China International Exhibition on Financial Banking Technology and Equipment (CIFTEE) from September 17–20 at the Beijing Exhibition Center. CIFTEE promotes information technology (IT) products and services from foreign and American companies to China's fast-growing financial services market. The exposition, with a 13-year track record, is the most established event of its kind in Asia. For more information, click here.

June 12–16, 2006
The China City Commercial Bank Delegation- Banking Management Training Week brought senior banking executives from 11 Chinese City Commercial Banks to the Bay Area June 12–16, 2006. The delegation was jointly hosted by Cal-Asia, California State University East Bay and the U.S. Commercial Service. It included a series of training sessions, site visits, and networking events, and featured 50 experts discussing a wide range of topics. For more information, click here.