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History in China

1909 J.P. Morgan underwrote China Huguang Railway's debt issuance
1973
Chase Chairman David Rockefeller led a U.S. delegation to China and met Premier Zhou Enlai
Chase became the first U.S. bank designated as correspondent bank with Bank of China
1981 Chase opened its first representative office in Beijing
1993 J.P. Morgan opened representative offices in Beijing and Shanghai
Chase opened its first operating branch in Tianjin
1997
Chase upgraded its Shanghai representative office to branch status
J.P. Morgan acted as joint bookrunner for the People's Republic of China's US$500 million bond issuance
2001
J.P. Morgan acted as joint bookrunner for the People's Republic of China's US$1 billion Eurobond issuance, winning IFR Asia's Eurobond of the Year award
JPMorgan Chase Chairman & CEO Bill Harrison met with China's President Jiang Zemin in Beijing; Bill Harrison announced the market opening at NYSE with China's Vice President Hu Jintao
2002 J.P. Morgan Shanghai received a local currency license
2003
J.P. Morgan acted as joint bookrunner for the People's Republic of China's US$1 billion bond issuance
Dr. Henry Kissinger, member of J.P. Morgan's Global Advisory Board, and JPMorgan Chase Chairman & CEO Bill Harrison met China's President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao and Mr. Jiang Zemin
J.P. Morgan received Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (QFII) status from China Securities Regulatory Commission
2004
J.P. Morgan Fleming Asset Management established a fund management joint venture with the Shanghai International Group in Shanghai – China International Fund Management
J.P. Morgan Asia Pacific Chairman Ralph Parks met with Vice Premier Huang Ju
2005
J.P. Morgan advised China National Offshore Oil Company in a landmark US$19.6 billion offer for Unocal
J.P. Morgan acted as joint bookrunner for China Ocean Shipping Corporation's US$1.2 billion IPO issuance
2007
J.P. Morgan received approval from the China Banking Regulatory Commission to establish the locally incorporated bank, JPMorgan Chase Bank (China) Co. Limited
J.P. Morgan received China Securities Regulatory Commission's approval to establish a joint venture company with Zhongshan Futures – J.P. Morgan Futures Company Limited
2008
J.P. Morgan received approval from China Banking Regulatory Commission and was formally appointed by the Ministry of Finance as a primary dealer of Chinese government bonds
2009
JPMorgan Chase Bank (China) opened its Guangzhou branch and Chengdu Branch

 
 

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