Abstract:The governance effect of the audit committee on the managements strategic disclosure behavior has not attracted more attention in Chinas capital markets. Using the MD&A of the annual reports of A share listed companies in Shanghai Stock Exchange from 2014 to 2019, the relationship between audit committee financial expertise and managements strategic behavior from the two perspectives of the text tone and readability is investigated. According to empirical test results, the conclusion can be presented that audit committee financial expertise can play the governance role in managements strategic behavior. From the perspective of the tone of MD&A, the governance effect of the financial expertise of the audit committee is better in “good news” enterprises than “bad news” enterprises. While from the perspective of the readability of MD&A, there is no significant difference of the governance effect in “good news” enterprises and “bad news” enterprises. Furthermore, regional marketization process has a positive moderating effect on the relationship between the audit committee financial expertise and managements strategic behavior. This study not only expands the related research of managements strategic information disclosure from the dimension of formal quality, but also provides new evidence for the effectiveness of audit committees performance, which can contribute to the improvement of the audit committee system.