China Industrial and Commercial Bank was born in the early spring of China's reform and opening up, which is the product of China's financial reform. Over the past 25 years, with the tide of economic and financial reform and development in China, under the care and guidance of the party and the state, ICBC has achieved a profound transformation from a national specialized bank to a state-owned commercial bank and then to a state-controlled joint-stock bank, and has grown into a leading bank in China with the largest international market value, and its main operating indicators have entered the ranks of international excellent banks. As the largest bank in China, the development history of ICBC is the epitome of the development history of banking reform in China. The history of ICBC has witnessed the main process and achievements of banking reform in China. The history of China Industrial and Commercial Bank not only describes the development of a bank, but also eulogizes the great achievements made by China in the past 30 years of financial reform and opening up.
History was compiled in the heyday. The compilation and revision of the History of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China is to truly, comprehensively and accurately describe the development and historical situation of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in the aspects of system reform, management system construction, main business development, organization and team building over the past 20 years, actively summarize the historical experience and lessons in the development process of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, comfort predecessors and inspire future generations. The research and description of history is not for nostalgia, but for looking forward to the future, learning from history, accumulating experience and drawing lessons, and building ICBC into a world-class modern financial enterprise and the most valuable "century-old shop".
Therefore, the compilation and revision of the History of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China is of great significance, whether from the overall development of China's banking industry or from the development needs of ICBC itself. Here, I will focus on the major issues in the compilation and revision of the History of Banks, which are also some principled issues that I have always adhered to and grasped during the compilation and revision of the History of Banks.