Private Enterprise Modern Governance Improvement Week was held in Shanghai to explore standardized governance and collaborative governance
Focus on standardized governance and collaborative governance to promote high-quality development of the private economy
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- The 2026 Private Enterprise Modern Governance Improvement Week Shanghai Special Session was held in Shanghai.
- The event aims to promote private enterprises to establish a modern enterprise system with Chinese characteristics, release governance guidelines and cases, and launch a cross-sector collaborative governance service consortium to help high-quality development of the private economy.
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Why It Matters
The event aims to implement the requirements of the Modern Governance Improvement Week for Private Enterprises and guide enterprises to improve the modern enterprise system with Chinese characteristics by issuing guidelines and cases.
China News Service, Shanghai, November 12 (Fan Yubin) On the 12th, under the guidance of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and hosted by the United Front Work Department of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Shanghai Federation of Industry and Commerce, the 2026 Private Enterprise Modern Governance Improvement Week event - "Standardized Governance·Collaborative Governance" Shanghai Special Session was held in Shanghai.
This event focuses on promoting private enterprises to establish and improve modern enterprise systems with Chinese characteristics, releases a series of guidelines and case collections on modern governance of science and technology enterprises, launches a cross-field collaborative governance service consortium, focuses on displaying phased results of modern governance of private enterprises, provides enterprises with implementable governance references and systematic professional service support, and assists the high-quality development of the private economy. An Lijia, Vice Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, attended the event and delivered a speech. Chen Tong, Member of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee and Minister of the United Front Work Department, attended the event and delivered a speech. Shou Ziqi, Vice Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, Vice Chairman of the Shanghai CPPCC, and Chairman of the Shanghai Federation of Industry and Commerce, presided over the event.
The meeting believed that it is necessary to continuously improve the political position, correctly understand the importance of optimizing the equity structure and standardizing corporate governance in the modern governance of private enterprises, and establish the concept of "standardized governance capabilities are the core competitiveness of enterprises"; it is necessary to conduct an in-depth analysis of the situation and tasks, and accurately grasp the difficulties and challenges faced by private enterprises in terms of equity structure and corporate governance, Pay attention to the top-level design of equity, clarify the ownership of property rights, and balance the interests of capital, founding teams, and core backbones; we must actively guide private enterprises to establish and improve modern enterprise systems with Chinese characteristics, pay more attention to corporate main responsibilities, grassroots implementation, highlight characteristics, and cohesion, and work together to promote the modern governance level of Shanghai private enterprises to be at the forefront of the country.
The meeting emphasized that Shanghai's private economy has the distinctive characteristics of high development quality, high scientific and technological content, and high degree of export orientation, and plays an irreplaceable role in stabilizing growth, stabilizing employment, stabilizing foreign trade, and promoting innovation. It is necessary to further strengthen political guidance, guide private enterprises to integrate into the national strategy and the overall development of Shanghai, guide private entrepreneurs to "have the ambition to serve the country, pursue development with one mind, abide by the law and operate well, and get rich first to promote common prosperity", so as to create a team of first-class enterprises and entrepreneurs that grow together with first-class cities. It is necessary to further strengthen classified policies, promote "strong governance" of leading enterprises, promote small and medium-sized enterprises, especially technological innovation enterprises, to "lay the foundation", promote family enterprises to "promote inheritance", promote "strong risk control" of export-oriented enterprises, and focus on enterprise-specific and classified guidance. It is necessary to further strengthen openness and coordination, promote the coordinated efforts of the government, enterprises, society and professional institutions, promote the integrated and coordinated development of the Yangtze River Delta region, amplify the spillover effects of the China International Import Expo, deepen pragmatic cooperation and mutual learning between state-owned enterprises, foreign enterprises and private enterprises, build a good ecosystem of modern governance, and promote the modern governance of private enterprises in Shanghai to continuously reach new heights.
During the event, the Private Economic Development Bureau of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Listed Company Supervision Department of the China Securities Regulatory Commission put forward relevant work requirements for the modern governance of private enterprises based on their respective areas of responsibility.
In the exchange and speech session, Zheng Zongqiang, member of the Party Group and Vice Chairman of the Sichuan Federation of Industry and Commerce, and Lu Zheng, member of the Party Committee and Deputy Director of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice, shared the work paths and practical results of regional property rights governance classification policies and the full chain of legal protection of corporate governance; Wang Junjin, Chairman of Shanghai Junyao (Group) Co., Ltd., and Gai Lujiang, Chairman and CEO of Shanghai Tianshu Zhixin Semiconductor Co., Ltd., as business representatives, combined with their own development actualities, respectively introduced the front-line exploration of private enterprise party building leadership and digital governance, and the construction of a community of interests for employees in scientific and technological innovation enterprises.
The interactive dialogue session centered on the theme of "Standards and Vitality - How to Build a Scientific and Efficient Governance System" and invited guests from private enterprises, foreign-funded enterprises, state-owned enterprises, and professional service institutions to have cross-border dialogues.
Tan Limin, founder and chairman of Shanghai Xijing Technology Co., Ltd., Zhou Ying, general counsel and chief compliance officer of the Asia-Pacific North Region of the Swiss SIG Group, Luo Xinyu, president of the Shanghai State-owned Capital Operations Research Institute, and Bi Shunjie, Ernst & Young Greater China business leader, focused on governance rights and responsibilities Core topics such as boundaries, the balance between compliance risk control and innovation vitality, reference to century-old corporate governance experience, and breakthroughs in private enterprise governance shortcomings were conducted in depth to sort out the internal logic of compliance and innovation empowerment, and provide multiple perspectives and practical directions for private enterprises to improve their governance systems.
On the same day, participants also visited Huaqin Technology Co., Ltd. and Youked Technology Co., Ltd. to learn about the front-line practices of modern governance in private enterprises.
Open Questions
- How will the implementation details of the specific guidelines be implemented?
- How does the collaborative governance service consortium work?



