On July 3, Deputy Director Li Shi met with the delegation led by Mr. Uneoka, the new president of SMBC Shenzhen, to explore the possibilities of strengthening mutual cooperation. During the meeting, Mr. Li extended thanks to Mr. Nakashima, the former president of SMBC Shenzhen, for his outstanding work during his tenure of office, and expected SMBC Shenzhen to increase cooperation with Invest Shenzhen and introduce more Japanese companies to Shenzhen under the leadership of its new president Mr. Uneoka.

Headquartered in Tokyo, SMBC ranks in the world's top 10 commercial banks and is also Japan's second largest commercial bank. In 2011, the bank set up a branch in Shenzhen.