British Festival in the Year of Rooster
Wednesday, 1 February 2017H.E. Ambassador Liu Xiaoming made his remarks at the APPCG Chinese New Year Reception in Palace of Westminster on 31 January 2017. In his speech the Ambassador said amid the political and economic uncertainties the UK once again demonstrates the strong "resilience" of the British people, and China-UK relationship is also showing "resilience". He also listed four directions that the UK and China could work together to advance the "Golden Era" of China-UK relations:
· First, China and the UK should begin looking into the free trade negotiation as soon as possible. We need to upgrade our business cooperation. We need to forge a more open partnership for trade and investment.
· Second, China and the UK should strengthen cooperation on science and technology, education and creative industries. We need closer cooperation involving all our industries, the universities and the research institutions in order to boost our respective economic growth.
· Third, China and the UK should stay committed to an open global economy. We must support free trade and oppose protectionism. We must stand for multilateralism and oppose unilateralism. We must advance a globalization process that is more inclusive and sustainable.
· Fourth, China and the UK should continue to dovetail our respective development strategies and strive for new progress in our cooperation under the "Belt and Road" Initiative.
As Ambassador mentioned, 2017 marks the 45th anniversary of the ambassadorial diplomatic relations between China and the UK. This is good moment to review the bilateral relationship in the past and outline the vision for the future. Here in SW China, the British Consulate-General Chongqing, China-Britain Business Council and the British Chamber of Commerce will jointly present series of events to celebrate those remarkable achievements, promote the UK-China business and cultural exchanges in this region.
The active cooperation will bring new business opportunities in the market. I attached a media pack from the company Media 10, a UK media and events company which is trying to advocate the "Best of British 英伦精选" event to be held in October 2017 in Shanghai, Eastern China. Regarding the upcoming official events of British Festival in SW China, please feel free to contact our colleagues in marcom/ events team.
Labels: diplomacy, events, retail
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