China Leasing Co., Ltd. (CLC) is the first national financial leasing company in China and the first real financial leasing enterprise. Its development history condenses the development of leasing industry in China, fully embodies the significance of reform and opening up, and highlights the important role of financial leasing in accelerating enterprise transformation by introducing foreign capital. By studying and summarizing the history of China leasing companies, we can not only better grasp the development of China leasing industry, but also objectively grasp the opportunities and challenges faced by China leasing industry.
In the early days of reform and opening up, the country was in urgent need of foreign capital and advanced equipment. In order to carry out the spirit of Deng Xiaoping's reform, opening up and utilization of foreign capital, Comrade Rong Yiren proposed to develop the financial leasing industry according to China's national conditions. In the early 1980s, China Leasing Company was established and developed under the background of vigorous development of foreign financial leasing and blank domestic financial leasing industry, and under the personal initiative and auspices of Rong Yiren and other comrades.