In accordance with bilateral cooperation agreements and memoranda with tax authorities of the Netherlands, South Korea, Japan, France, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Italy, Australia, Mongolia, Argentina, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Denmark, Russia, Ethiopia and Singapore, the STA has engaged in bilateral meetings and exchanges at both high and working levels.

The STA selected and sent tax officials to Spain, Germany, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, Brazil and Austria to receive training on big data management and application, social insurance system, collection and administration of social security fees, individual income tax and management, taxpayer service and administration, tax policy analysis as well as administration of tax source.

In 2019, the STA seconded 18 tax officials to the USA, Japan, Australia, Ukraine, Lesotho and other countries, covering continents including Europe, America, Asia, Africa and Oceania. Another eight tax officials under the Leading Talent Program were sent to international organizations and world-famous universities to work as interns or study as visiting scholars. In the first half of 2020, the STA will continue to send tax officials to Chinese embassies, consulates and representative offices in countries including Italy, Egypt and Singapore. Those seconded tax officials play an active role in facilitating domestic tax reform, international tax cooperation, tax policy consultation and international communication, laying solid groundwork for a new system of service and administration and a new pattern of opening up for taxation.

In 2019, the STA also received other tax authorities and held bilateral communications with them (See Table 6).