obtained from interviews we have conducted in mainland China, in Hong Kong and in London—complementing published histories …—we explore the major stages in this achievement and how far the growing reputation of China's audit firms may now be expected to … give them a global ranking, in the context of the continuing rapid growth of China's economy and its stock markets, and the …

clients either in China itself or by opening offices worldwide. We thereby also open up questions about how the ‘linked … indigenous profession of accountants holding the CICPA qualification, in the context of the translation into China of … international accounting and auditing standards and the continuing rapid growth in China's own stock-markets and in its …

of international ‘Big 4' firms which, at least outside the EU, may be regarded as ‘foreign firms'. The history of China … profession, in the context of the translation into China of international accounting and auditing standards and the rapid growth … in China's own stock-markets and in its international trade and investment. We draw on interviews we have conducted with …