China Investment Corporation (CIC) is an investment institution established as a wholly state-owned company under theCompany Law of the People’s Republic of China and headquartered in Beijing.
The mission of CIC is to make long-term investments that maximize risk adjusted financial returns for the benefit of its shareholder.
CIC was established on September 29th 2007 with the issuance of special bonds worth RMB 1.55 trillion by the Ministry of Finance. These were, in turn, used to acquire approximately USD 200 billion of China’s foreign exchange reserves and formed the foundation of its registered capital. Because its financing is grounded in financial instruments and subject to commercial obligations, CIC maintains a strict commercial orientation and is driven by purely economic and financial interests.