ACGA has been meeting with regulators, stock exchanges and other relevant entities in China since the early 2000s, when we were first invited to speak at conferences organised by the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Over the following decade, we organised five major ACGA annual conferences in China: Shanghai (2004), Beijing (2006, 2009 and 2018), and Shenzhen (2011). Our advocacy priorities then shifted to other Asian markets, notably Japan.

Our focus is once again turning to China. In March and April 2017, we spoke at events in Shanghai and Shenzhen. Then on June 6 we co-organised the "2017 China Responsible Investment Forum", a national event led by the Asset Management Association of China (AMAC) and the China Association of Public Companies (CAPCO), and hosted by the Tianjin Municipal People's Government.