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China is back open for business post-Covid, and companies are once again looking to the country with interest. But when it comes to China, the figures thrown around can be so huge and the conversation so hyperbolic that it can be hard to see the wood from the trees To help you make the right China decisions for your business, we have broken down the key figures that you need… …

The 6th annual China-Scotland Business Awards will return in 2023 to recognise and celebrate achievements in trade and investment between Scotland and China. The awards will be presented in Glasgow on the 26 January 2023 during the Chinese Burns Supper. Apply here Applications are now open and will close at midnight on Friday, 2 December 2022. Early applications are encouraged. Interested parties can apply for five different categories: Exporter of …

The 5th annual China-Scotland Business Awards recognise and celebrate achievements in trade and investment between Scotland and China. The winners will be announced at a special ceremony during the Chinese-Burns Supper on 3 February 2022 in Edinburgh. Apply here Applications are now open and will close at midnight on Wednesday, 24 November. Early applications are encouraged. Interested parties can apply for five different categories: Exporter of the Year, Educational Partnership …

While global economies have been battered by rolling lockdowns throughout the pandemic, the Chinese economy has proven remarkably resilient, expanding by 12.5% in the first half of 2021. As the UK’s third-largest goods trading partner and sixth-largest buyer of British goods exports in 2020, the Chinese market presents an enormous opportunity for UK companies looking to diversify their international business activities, whether this be via cross border e-commerce, establishing operations… …

As a sign of the thriving business ties between the UK and China, CBBC members, including business leaders from AstraZeneca, BP and Jaguar Land Rover, held a virtual meeting with Premier Li Keqiang and a group of senior UK business leaders from CBBC Member companies on 6 July 2021 The meeting covered a wide range of issues, including bilateral trade and investment, measures to improve the business environment and counter …

The China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) co-hosted the UK-Jiangsu Business Dialogue with Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government in Nanjing on Thursday, 10 June 2021 in partnership with Jiangsu Provincial Foreign Affairs Office. The dialogue was also followed by a meeting with Jiangsu Vice Governor Hui Jianlin. CBBC members took the opportunity to raise questions and comments with the Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government about key concerns relating to the business environment, market access… …

CBBC, together with a group of member companies including Jaguar Land Rover and AstraZeneca, met with Vice Premier Hu Chunhua during Expo Central China in Taiyuan Expo Central China was held from 21-23 May. The meeting took place during the second day of the expo, providing members with an audience with Vice Premier Hu Chunhua — a member of the Politburo with a portfolio including EU-China affairs — to provide recommendations …

FROM JACK MA TO MA HUATENG, WHEN IT COMES TO GROWTH, CHINA’S RICHEST HAVE NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD. SINCE 2003, THE COUNTRY HAS GONE FROM HAVING NO US-DOLLAR BILLIONAIRES, TO NEARLY 1,000 TODAY. MANY STARTED WITH NOTHING, BATTLING THEIR WAY TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY’S ECONOMIC BOOM. SO WHO ARE THEY? Alex Colville finds out The year 2016 saw a significant milestone: it was when the number of… …

The coronavirus that suddenly appeared at the start of the year has caused no end of damage to lives, families and businesses. But as the virus spreads around the world, there are rays of hope emerging from the chaos. The start of 2020 has been a challenging one for China. The discovery and spread of the novel coronavirus, now called COVID-19, has led to thousands of deaths and struck down …