CGCA, founded in 1987, is a national legal entity registered with the Ministry of Civil Affairs. CGCA is under the charge of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC), and is guided by the Ministry of Commerce (MOC). Now, CGCA has more than 200 member corporations, which are mainly central state-owned enterprises and most of which are world’s top 500 enterprises or Chinese industry leaders.

The mission of CGCA is to: 1) bridge between corporations and government, organize economic policy research, offer relative recommendations to national economic policy making and report corporate concerns; 2) provide legal services and safeguard corporate legitimate rights; 3) conduct projects research as a think tank entrusted by government and corporations; 4) provide services of training, consultation, information, research  and exchanges between foreign and domestic enterprise; 5) promote independent innovation, cross-border operation and better governance for member enterprises.

Since its establishment, CGCA has organized kinds of activities for 319 times, such as survey, exchanges, international forums and trainings, etc. Meanwhile, CGCA helped member enterprises convey advice to the State Council leaders and relative departments, special reports added up to 90 in all. Among these, 30 reports were sent directly to the State Council leaders and 23 reports among these were attached great importance by the State Council leaders.