Sep 19, 2023 / 02:45PM GMT
Unidentified Analyst -
So welcome back to the banks. And I am really, really pleased to be hosting Bill Winters, Standard Chartered's CEO for the last 8 years. And he's seen everything, I think, in that time one way or the other, some of those, sort of things you might have chosen not to see. But Bill, thank you for joining us.
Questions and Answers:
Unidentified Analyst -So I understand you're just back from China. So reading the paper, looking at the media here, I assume everyone's sat around doing nothing when you got there.
William Thomas Winters - Standard Chartered PLC - Group Chief Executive & Director
Yes. I was -- I've been to China a few times this year. And so I was in Beijing and Shanghai and saw the establishment as it were. And then this trip was actually in Guangzhou and Shenzhen. And actually, my first meeting on Monday morning in Guangzhou was with Guangzhou automotive. They'll put out 1 million electric vehicles this year. I mean, we're -- I mean if you're a banker like me or maybe an investor like you,