Frank Bisby and Yuri Roskov met with Professors from the Botany, Zoology and Microbiology Institutes of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and discussed:

• Ideas for a Species 2000 China node
• Ideas on whether this could become a 'Catalogue of Life China' (i.e. evolve to complete coverage of groups)
• Ideas on joining Species 2000 and forming an additional regional group alongside Species 2000 europa, ITIS North America, Species 2000 Asia Oceania.
• Ideas on possible funding sources 

Discussion progressed well with three CAS institutes interested to take forward the plans for a Chinese taxonomic database hub to be part of the Species 2000 network, and to work both on a 'Catalogue of Life China', and to contribute to the global Catalogue of Life.  These plans were made public at the 20th CODATA International Conference in Beijing.

Prof. MA (centre) - leader of the Species 2000 China project with Frank Bisby and Dr WU Chunsheng