Private company

China_Development_Finance_Corporation

The China Development Finance Corporation (CDFC, Chinese: 中國建設銀公司) was an investment company formed in 1934 to facilitate investment in the Republic of China, specifically into infrastructure development and in particular railways. Its main sponsor was Chinese financier and statesman T. V. Soong, acting on ideas formulated by then international financier Jean Monnet during Soong's trip to the United States in May 1933 and Monnet's own stay in China from November 1933.2 It is headquartered in Shanghai.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1934Founded1
  • Industryfinancial services1
  • HeadquartersShanghai1
Shanghai CDFC Tower
Photo: Boubloub, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The China Development Finance Corporation (CDFC, Chinese: 中國建設銀公司) was an investment company formed in 1934 to facilitate investment in the Republic of China, specifically into infrastructure development and in particular railways. Its main sponsor was Chinese financier and statesman T. V. Soong, acting on ideas formulated by then international financier Jean Monnet during Soong's trip to the United States in May 1933 and Monnet's own stay in China from November 1933.2

The story

Founded by T. V. Soong in 1934.1

Leadership

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Timeline

  1. 1934Founded Founded1

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