In a video conference held by the State Administration of Taxation (SAT) on 18 March 2014 the current work on international taxation and future plans were outlined. China has improved the legal framework within which its international tax work takes place and has signed the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters. There has been an exchange of information with more than forty countries and this has resulted in a great increase in tax recovered. The mutual assistance agreement and exchange of tax information are seen as important tools in the fight against tax evasion.