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People's Bank of China governor Pan Gongsheng meets Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio

🇨🇳 China 13:23 Finance & markets Business3 Tech updated 2 h ago first reported by 第一财经

In short

People's Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng met Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio on 19 October 2026. The two sides exchanged views on the global economic and financial situation and China's macroeconomic policy, according to Chinese outlets.

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People's Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng met Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater, on 19 October 2026, according to reports published the next morning. CLS, 36Kr and Jiemian said the two sides talked about the global economic and financial situation and China's macroeconomic policy. [ 1 , 2 , 4 ]

36Kr said it learned of the meeting from a central bank announcement. Yicai published the same headline, but its summary gave no further detail. The documents do not say where the meeting took place or give any statements or outcomes. [ 2 , 3 ]

Why it matters

The documents give only a brief account of the meeting and no outcomes. They show that the central bank governor discussed the global economy and China's macroeconomic policy with the founder of an investment company.

Key facts

  • People's Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng (潘功胜) met Ray Dalio (瑞·达利欧), founder of Bridgewater (桥水投资公司). [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
  • The meeting took place on 19 October 2026. [ 1 , 2 , 4 ]
  • The two sides discussed the global economic and financial situation and China's macroeconomic policy. [ 1 , 2 , 4 ]
  • 36Kr said it learned of the meeting from a central bank announcement. [ 2 ]

Confirmed by several sources

  • Pan Gongsheng met Ray Dalio on 19 October 2026 and they exchanged views on the global economic and financial situation and China's macroeconomic policy. [ 1 , 2 , 4 ]
  • The meeting was announced by the central bank, according to 36Kr. [ 2 ]

Still unclear

  • Where the meeting took place and who else attended None of the documents gives a location or other participants.
  • What was said or agreed in the meeting The documents name only the topics, not any statements or outcomes.

What local media are saying

Business mediaCLS, Yicai and Jiemian ran the same headline. CLS and Jiemian reported the 19 October meeting and its topics, while Yicai's summary repeated only the headline. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
Technology media36Kr reported the meeting and its topics, citing a central bank announcement. [ 2 ]

Timeline, local time

  1. CLS published its report on the meeting. [ 1 ]
  2. 36Kr published its report, citing a central bank announcement. [ 2 ]
  3. Yicai published a report with the same headline. [ 3 ]
  4. Jiemian published its report on the meeting. [ 4 ]