A role for UK Companies in developing China's new initiative New Opportunities in China and beyond

Today in Urumqi, The Chancellor launched a new report on China's ambitious and complex "One Belt One Road" initiative. The report was prepared by China-Britain Business Council in partnership with Foreign & Commonwealth Office .

Designed as a practical guide to where the opportunities lie for UK companies, the report contains succinct chapters on the seven key sectors and 13 major regions to help you understand what the implications are in your industry and where your next steps should be.

"UK business is poised to play an integral part ... New markets will open and new supply chains will change the way goods move across the globe."
HM Ambassador Barbara Woodward

The "Silk Road Economic Belt" and "21st Century Maritime Silk Road" together encompass over 60 countries across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

There will be exciting new commercial opportunities in the short, medium and long term. CBBC and the FCO believe the potential exists for powerful partnerships between British and Chinese companies not just in China but in countries along the routes.

"OBOR has the potential to shape global trade and investment well into the future ... It is vital that British companies understand rapidly what OBOR could mean in the years - indeed decades - ahead." said Stephen Phillips, Chief Executive, China-Britain Business Council

The full report can be downloaded here:

https://www.cbbc.org/sectors/one-belt,-one-road/