On May 18, Ge Haijiao, Chairman of Bank Of China Limited, welcomed Sir Mark Tucker, Chairman of AIA Group, at the Bank's headquarters in Beijing. The meeting facilitated an exchange of perspectives on both domestic and international macroeconomic conditions. Discussions centered on potential collaboration in areas including bancassurance, asset custody services, and joint initiatives within the Hong Kong and Southeast Asian markets. The meeting was also attended by Huang Xueling, Executive Vice President of Bank Of China Limited, and Lee Yuan Siong, Group Chief Executive and President of AIA.

Both parties concurred on utilizing this meeting as a foundation to expand the scope of their partnership. By leveraging their respective extensive business networks across multiple regions and sectors, they intend to deepen bank-insurance synergies. The shared objective is to establish a new, mutually beneficial benchmark for bank-insurance cooperation, with a focus on the domestic market while fostering connectivity across the broader Asia-Pacific region.