China-Britain Business Council

??Ring in the Year of the Snake?? with us at CBBC's Chinese Burns Supper and the China-Scotland Business Awards 2025 on 30th January in Glasgow! Now going into its 12th year (a full cycle of the Chinese zodiac!), CBBC’s Chinese Burns Supper has become a permanent fixture in the China-Scotland business calendar. The event will feature a fusion of Burns Night traditions - including a?ceilidh - with those of Chinese New Year as a backdrop for black-tie networking and presentation of the China-Scotland Business Awards 2025. Learn more, apply for the Awards ?? by 9th December and register here: https://lnkd.in/egXbDs8C #ChinaScotBusinessAwards #ChineseBurnsSupper #Scotland #China #ScotlandChina #Awards #ChineseNewYear #YearoftheSnake #Glasgow #Event Scottish Development International Scottish Enterprise University of Glasgow Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London Invest Hong Kong Heriot-Watt University

Does your business champion ESG in China and Scotland? Apply for CBBC's China-Scotland Business Awards' 'ESG Champion of the Year Award' to have your efforts celebrated amongst the China-Scotland community at our special event taking place on 30th January in Glasgow! Click on the link to learn more. Applications close on 9th January: https://lnkd.in/egXbDs8C #ChinaScotBusinessAwards #ChineseBurnsSupper #Scotland #China #ScotlandChina #Awards #ChineseNewYear #YearoftheSnake #Glasgow #Event #ESG #EnvironmentalSocialandGovernance #Sustainability #CorporateResponsibility #FairWorkFirst #NetZero

Join CBBC at the UK-China Tech Forum on 5th December in London! Co-organised by techUK and the China-Britain Business Council, the UK-China Tech Forum is designed to facilitate engagement between technology companies and key stakeholders from both government and industry in the UK and China. This platform provides a unique opportunity to explore the critical issues shaping the future of technology collaboration between these two major global economies. We have a stellar line-up of speakers, including: ?? Julian David, CEO, techUK; ??Claire Urry, Chief Commercial Officer, CBBC; ??Daniel Clarke, Policy Manager, International, techUK; ??Robert Fenner, Partner, Taylor Wessing; ??Sam Hogg, Non-Resident Fellow, Oxford China Policy Lab; ??Melanie G., Geopolitics Lead, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change; ??Kenrick Davis, Senior China Policy Analyst, CBBC; ??Elinor Greenhouse, Senior Adviser, Tech and Innovation, Healthcare and Life Sciences, CBBC; ??Rory Green, Chief China Economist, Head of Asia Research, TS Lombard Research Partners; ??Jay Frankenberger, Director, Mobile and Consumer Technology, Xiaomi UK & Ireland; ??Professor Maziar Nekovee, Professor of Telecoms and Mobile Technologies and Founding Head of the Centre for Advanced Communications, Mobile Technology and IoT at the University of Sussex; ??Xiaoming Wang Ph.D, Business Development Director, Europe, Alibaba Cloud. Register here: https://lnkd.in/ezjrtABT #Technology #Tech #UKTech #China #UKChina #Collaboration #Event

The British Library recently hosted a landmark event, supported by the China-Britain Business Council, to inaugurate its three-year collaboration - 'Literature in the Digital Age' - with China’s leading digital literature platform, Yuewen Official. The event, held in the British Library’s iconic London conference centre on 21st November, featured a diverse programme that highlighted the richness of traditional and digital storytelling. “This collaboration with Yuewen is an exciting journey for us, one that underscores our mission to make our collection accessible and relevant to new audiences around the world,” said Jas Rai Chartered FCIPD, Chief Operating Officer of the British Library. “We’re excited for what’s to come as this project unfolds and connects literature lovers across continents.” “These works show the world the creative energy coming from younger generations in China,” said Hou Xiaonan, CEO and President of Yuewen. “By having some of these works in the British Library collection, it will help UK readers and researchers better understand modern Chinese culture, while also introducing the web novel model to UK contributors, which provides access to a vast new readership and significant opportunities for IP expansion and global influence.” Thank you to all of those who helped to make the event such a success! Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eynwvgb2 #DigitalLiterature #Literature #China #UKChina #Media #ChineseCulture #Culture #IP #Partnership #Collaboration

Join us on 5th December for CBBC's online event exploring China’s Technology Revolution: New Energy Vehicles (NEVs). Attendees will discover: ? An overview of the Chinese New Energy Vehicle Market:?Gain insights into the current landscape and future trends in China's booming EV sector. ? Key Technology Development:?Explore the advancements of core technology development among major Chinese EV manufacturers. ? Opportunities, Barries and Future:?Discover the China's new energy vehicle sector's growth prospects, challenges and effects on the global automotive market, including the UK. We will hear from speakers: Weiwei Chen, Senior Analyst, Gasgoo 盖世汽车; Dr Huayin Tang, Vehicle & Electrification Product Senior Director, Li Auto; Luther Kang, Deal Strategy Partner, Advisory Head of Automotive, KPMG China; and Mark Xu, Director, Industrial Economy, CBBC, China. ???????????????????????????? Register now: https://lnkd.in/ePrtyy6p #NEVs #NewEnergyVehicles #Technology #Automotive #China #UKChina

Have you delivered an exceptional China-Scotland marketing campaign? Open to both agencies as well as product/service owners themselves, CBBC's China-Scotland Business Awards' 'Marketing Campaign of the Year Award' looks to recognise excellence in the marketing of either Chinese products or services in Scotland, or vice-versa, with the winner recognised at our special event on 30th January in Glasgow. Applications close on 9th December: https://lnkd.in/egXbDs8C #ChinaScotBusinessAwards #ChineseBurnsSupper #Scotland #China #ScotlandChina #Awards #ChineseNewYear #YearoftheSnake #Glasgow #Event #Marketing #MarketingCampaign #InternationalMarketing #MarketingAgency

Premier Li Qiang?attended a meeting hosted by CCPIT with representatives from businesses and organisations participating in the?second China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE)?on Monday 25th November in Beijing. Sir Sebastian Wood KCMG, Chair (China) at Schroders and board member of the China-Britain Business Council?attended the meeting. Also in attendance were?Dominic Barton, Chair at Rio Tinto, and?Tim Cook, CEO at Apple. China will continue to take concrete actions to ensure stable and unimpeded global industrial and supply chains, Premier Li Qiang said?during the meeting. He noted that China will promote high-standard opening up steadfastly, expand market access further, and welcome more foreign enterprises to engage in industrial cooperation in the country. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e_wYJy4E #China #Advocacy #Membership #Industry #Beijing #Membership

How did China’s e-commerce model become the best in the world? Just how did China's e-commerce market become so sophisticated, and what lies in its future? A new book by Lizhi Liu looks for answers. #Ecommerce #Retail #Marketing #China #Business #Commerce

The?China-Britain Business Council's Chair Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles?met with?Chongqing?Party Secretary Yuan Jiajun?on Wednesday 20th November in Chongqing. Also attending the meeting were?Chen Xinwu, Member of the Standing Committee, Executive Vice Mayor of Chongqing;?Liu Shangjin, Member of the Standing Committee, Secretary-General of Chongqing;?Anthony Preston, HM Consul-General in Chongqing;?and Peter Burnett OBE BBS, Chief Executive of CBBC. Read more about the meeting here: https://lnkd.in/eFWT6EZg Learn more about the Chair's visit to Chengdu and Chongqing here: https://lnkd.in/eZfaaaNR #ChairsVisit #China #Chengdu #Chongqing #Advocacy #Membership

?Two weeks to go before applications for the 2025 China-Scotland Business Awards close!? We have seven great Awards up for grabs including our Award for 'Scottish Corporate in Hong Kong 2025'. Hong Kong remains a dynamic market from which businesses can access the plethora of business opportunities within South East Asia and Mainland China itself. Via this Award we will be celebrating Scottish businesses with a footprint in Hong Kong. Click on the link to learn more and to apply by 9th December: https://lnkd.in/egXbDs8C #ChinaScotBusinessAwards #ChineseBurnsSupper #Scotland #China #ScotlandChina #Awards #ChineseNewYear #YearoftheSnake #Glasgow #Event #HongKong #HongKongBusiness