[The China Securities Regulatory Commission approves the merger of Dongxing Securities and Cinda Securities by CICC] On September 11, the China Securities Regulatory Commission issued a reply approving the merger of Dongxing Securities and Cinda Securities by CICC. According to the approval, CICC will absorb and merge Dongxing Securities and Cinda Securities through new shares. After the merger is completed, the two securities companies will be dissolved in accordance with the law and their branches will be changed to branches of CICC. In addition, Orient Asset and Cinda Asset will become the major shareholders of CICC, with shareholding ratios of 8.03% and 16.76% respectively. At the same time, CICC will become the major shareholder of Dongxing Fund and Cinda Australia and Asia Fund, and control Xingxing Futures and Cinda Futures.