ACGA Blog: China’s new draft CG Code: 80% alignment, 20% innovation

2025-08-20

On 25 July 2025, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) released a new draft of the “Code of Corporate Governance for Listed Companies” (“CG Code”) for public consultation. China’s CG Code has been updated only twice since its introduction in 2002—once in 2018 and again in March 2025, underscoring the importance of this consultation, writes Lake Wang, ACGA Research Head, Greater China. Read more here.