It's a complicated task to sort out the legacy of a new bank. Mizuho Corporate Bank's external promotional materials are uniformly produced by the head office in Tokyo and are "printed on 100% recycled paper and with environmentally friendly soy ink," perhaps reflecting the consistent corporate culture of the group.

Basic introduction Chinese name: Mizuho Bank Established: September 2000 Mode: Separation, merger Direct subsidiary: Mizuho Securities Company In December 1999, Dai-ichi Suyei Bank, Fuji Bank, and Nippon Kogyo Bank entered into an agreement on a comprehensive joint reorganization of the three banks, and the establishment of Mizuho Holdings was formally announced the following year, in September 2000, which were the landmarks of the history of Mizuho Corporate Bank. These two landmarks are the first watershed events in the history of Mizuho Corporate Bank.

In April 2002, the three banks were jointly reorganized into Mizuho Bank and Mizuho Corporate Bank through a corporate separation and merger, and Mizuho Securities Corporation and Mizuho Trust and Banking Corporation became direct subsidiaries of Mizuho Holdings Corporation.

From the materials provided by Mizuho Corporate Bank, the bank divided the evolution of China-related business into two parts before and after the joint reorganization, the earliest retrospective event is July 1979, the start of the China Industrial Finance Seminar. According to the bank, it was "an industrial and financial seminar for Chinese *** authorities and financiers, which included specialized lectures on microeconomics such as analysis of macroeconomics and risk management of the economy, industry and finance in Asia and Japan, corporate review, handling of non-performing debts, introduction of new financial products, and other visits to advanced enterprises in Japan. "Mizuho Corporate Bank, Inc. Since then, the trajectory of Mizuho Corporate Bank's development in China has gradually become clear.

In September 1981, the Beijing Representative Office was opened.

In December 1982, the Shanghai Representative Office was opened.

In March 1984, Guangzhou Representative Office was opened.

In April 1985, Dalian Representative Office was opened.

In October of the same year, Shenzhen Representative Office was opened.

In April 1987, Shenzhen Branch was opened.

In August 1991, Shanghai Branch was opened.

In January 1992, Xiamen Representative Office was opened.

In November of the same year, Dalian Branch was opened.

In July 1995, Tianjin Representative Office was opened.

In December of the same year, Wuhan Representative Office was opened.

In March 1996, Beijing Branch was opened.

In April of the same year, Nanjing Representative Office was opened.

In March 1997, Shanghai Branch started to operate RMB business.

In April 2000, Shenzhen Branch started RMB business.

In July 2002, the reorganized Mizuho Corporate Bank set up the China Business Promotion Department "to support Japanese companies' investments in China, accumulate and provide information about China, and promote exchanges with relevant Chinese institutions".

In August of the same year, it consolidated its mainland China outlets into four branches (Beijing, Dalian, Shanghai and Shenzhen) and five representative offices (Tianjin, Nanjing, Wuhan, Guangzhou and Xiamen).

In September of the same year, Dalian Branch started to operate RMB business. Signed an investment business cooperation agreement with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone. Signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement with the four major commercial banks in China (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Agricultural Bank of China).

In October of the same year, signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement with the Bank of Communications.

In February 2003, a comprehensive business cooperation agreement was signed with the City of Dalian.

In March of the same year, a comprehensive business cooperation agreement was signed with the City of Wuxi.