CBBC Welcomes the Year of the Tiger

Together with the China Chamber of Commerce in the UK, The China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) was delighted to support The 48 Group Club’s Icebreakers Chinese New Year Celebration on 26th January.

Pictured above: H.E. ZHENG Zeguang

The event included a message from Chinese President, XI Jinping – shared by the Chinese Ambassador, HE Mr ZHENG Zeguang. In the message XI congratulated the three host organisations, including CBBC, on their work, and emphasised the mutual benefits of a balanced trading relationship between the UK and China:

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Looking ahead, I hope that the visionary people from both our two countries, including the business community, will carry forward the ‘icebreaking’ spirit and expand mutually beneficial cooperation to give the China-UK friendship a new dimension befitting our times and bring more benefits to both our two countries and peoples.

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President XI’s message mentioned the forthcoming 50th Anniversary of UK-China diplomatic relations; and in May, CBBC will be running events in Beijing and Shanghai to mark this anniversary. 

Chinese Ambassador, HE Mr ZHENG Zeguang, went on to urge British and Chinese companies to respond actively to the President’s call for bilateral cooperation; and in particular, he mentioned the value of international collaboration in sectors such as healthcare, fintech and the digital economy.

Pictured above: The Rt Hon Lord Hammond of Runnymede

In addition, the Rt Hon Lord Hammond of Runnymede underlined the call for continuing bilateral business cooperation:

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It would be very easy for us to turn our backs on each other, but that would be the wrong conclusion and a bad outcome for the two countries.

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Pictured above: Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles, Chair of CBBC

CBBC Chair, Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles stressed the contribution made by the Chinese community in the UK, whether as students, businesspeople or – in non-pandemic times – tourists:

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China and the UK stand to achieve a great many things together, and not only in the boardrooms, where, as the Chair of the China-Britain Business Council, I get a privileged view of how British and Chinese firms are working together to pursue innovations that will not only bring benefit to our respective countries, but in third markets across the world.

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The event underlines the importance of the bilateral trade and economic relationship, not least with regards to UK prosperity and jobs. China is now the third largest export market for British goods, and with a growing middle class, China looks set to present long-term opportunities for British businesses.

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The China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) is the UK’s national business network promoting trade and investment with China. Since 1954 we have acted as the independent voice of business, located at the heart of the action, engaging across both countries in every sector and region. We support our members and partners by delivering the advice, analysis and access which they need in order to seize the China opportunity. Our diverse membership includes leading UK companies and universities, many of the UK’s most dynamic SMEs, and an ever increasing number of Chinese companies exporting to and investing in the UK.

英中贸易协会（“CBBC”）是英国促进对华贸易和投资的国家级商业贸易网络。自1954年以来，我们一直作为独立的商业声音，处在行动的核心位置参与两国在每个行业和地区的合作。为了协助我们的会员与合作伙伴更好地抓住中国的商业机遇，英中贸易协会不遗余力地为其提供所需的商业建议、解析与渠道。我们的会员包括众多英国领先的公司与知名大学、英国最具活力的中小企业，以及越来越多向英国出口和在英国投资的中国企业等。