On June 16, 2026, Wang Hongbo, Chairman of CIPS Co., Ltd., held talks with a delegation led by Christopher Hayward, Chair of the Policy and Resources Committee of the City of London Corporation, and James Thomson, Deputy Chair of the Committee. The two sides held in-depth discussions on deepening financial cooperation, jointly encouraging UK-based banks and financial infrastructures to become CIPS direct participants, and supporting the development of economic and trade relations between China and the United Kingdom.