The ceremony of the “Golden Duration” 2020 Best Market Participants Award in the Chinese Offshore Bonds Summit by Duration Finance was held at the Crowne Plaza Shenzhen Nanshan Hotel in the morning of January 8, 2021. Lianhe Ratings Global Limited (“Lianhe Global” or “the Company”) won the “Best Chinese Rating Agency” award. This award symbolises the recognition of Lianhe Global by Chinese offshore bond market participants. This was a remarkable achievement for a rating agency that only obtained an international ratings license in July 2018.