The pillars of financial safety net include the prudential supervision of the banking system, the deposit insurance system, the lender of last resort role of central banks and the disposal of failed banks. In recent years numerous attempts have been made to prepare the deposit insurance system. Finally, in May 2015 the Deposit Insurance Act, whose legal nature belongs to formal administrative regulation and whose contents refer to every aspect of the deposit insurance system, was promulgated by the State Council of the People's Republic of China. As the deposit insurance system is in the startup phase and in the legislation prototype stage, it is only a frame design and there exist still much left for improvement. The Deposit Insurance Act aims to establish and regulate the deposit insurance system, protect the legal rights and interests of the depositors in accordance with the law, timely prevent and defuse financial risks and maintain financial stability. The object of the deposit insurance abroad usually directs at the deposit of the financial institutions from the banking industry, securities industry and insurance industry. However, in China the Deposit Insurance Act merely applies to the banking industry. The author argues that the legislator emphasizes the primary goal of the deposit insurance should protect the legitimate interests of depositors, so the first is to carry out a small-scale pilot work and then the successful experiences would be popularized in the entire financial industry.
After China’s Deposit Insurance Act was issued one month, China and South Korea officially signed Free Trade Agreement (FTA). This agreement covers 17 areas including electronic Commerce, competition policy, trade in service and goods, investment and rules which are the topics of economy and trade in 21 century. In terms of concession of tariff, China’s zero-tariff products account for 91% of the whole tax items, and 85% of imports. South Korea’s zero-tariff products reached 92% of the whole tax items, and 91% of imports. With the development of free trade between the two countries, investors of South Korea begin to quicken their pace to step into China. This paper focuses on Deposit Insurance System of China, analyzing the development course, legitimacy of system design and system construction of this system. By comparing the related legislation of the two countries, the paper attempts to talk about the impact of the change process in China’s financial industry on the investors of Korea after FTA accelerated the exchanges of the two countries. I hope this paper can provide some references to investors of Korea who want to start a venture in China.