On October 28, Consul General Qin Jie met with Lu Jing, CEO of Standard Chartered Bank (China) limited, and P. D. Singh, CEO for India and South Asia at Standard Chartered Bank.

Lu Jing provided a brief overview of Standard Chartered Bank and expressed the desire to provide more financial services to Chinese enterprises. Qin reviewed recent developments in China-India relations, noting that the two countries share many commonalities and that friendly cooperation would promote mutual benefit and win-win outcomes. He expressed the hope that India would further improve relevant policies and create greater convenience for business cooperation.

The two sides also exchanged views on a range of topics, including financial institutions’ fulfillment of their social responsibilities and the internationalization of the renminbi.