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Issue 2 Dec 2016
HOLIDAY GREETINGS from THE CHINA - UK BUSINESS CENTRE NORTH-WEST ( HOME & AWAY )
The CHINA-UK Business Centre
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ICTURE Xi with Father X’ mas In addition to that Xi Xinping enjoyed the festival of Christmas with Father Christmas this year and during 2016 brought to the northwest many gifts of potential Golden Opportunities for the region .
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ICTURE Cameron and Xi in pub but he also visited a local 16th Century Pub in Oxfordshire with the British prime minister , and the pub was later bought by a group of Chinese investors to preserve the old pubs of England.
1. The China-UK Business Centre in the North-West celebrates trade agreement with a Chinese Province
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ICTURE Cameron and Xi outside 10 Donning Street, Not only did Xi Xinping the president of China visit the North-West and promote the #Northernpowerhouse for North -West businesses and the UK government
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tween CHINA & the North-W ievements Be h est UK c A Big 2. A China city visits the Golden Mile full of eastern promise of tourism. The sun is set to rise on a major tourism tie-up with the Far Eastern sister city in China . Sanya a major city in China offers an eastern golden promise to Blackpool .VIPs from the resort of Sanya in southern China along with representatives from the Chinese Consulate in Manchester and the local Chinese community in Blackpool, met with Simon Blackburn, Leader of The Council of Blackpool who officially signed the agreement.
3. New China Consul General arrives in the North-West in Manchester PHOTO: from left: Martha Ma, The China UK Business Centre, Consul General Dr Sun Dalin, Barrie Thompson, CEO of The China UK Business Centre, Mr Alan Choi, Jade Garden Restaurant This year the North West region welcomed the new Consul-General of the People’s Republic of China to Manchester. Dr Sun Dali gave an inspirational speech at an event organised by the Federation of Chinese Associations of Manchester to mark the 67th National Day of the founding of the Peoples Republic of China [PRC]
Issue 2 Dec 2016
Issue 2 Dec 2016
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tween CHINA & the North-W ievements Be h est UK c A Big 4. Blackpool’s Golden dance shoes sparkle in Shanghai This year we saw a Dance competition at the Blackpool Dance Festival (China) which was held in Shanghai for the first time. The Empress Ballroom stage has been recreated, with music provided by the Empress Orchestra and the same judging panel as the Blackpool event. The 5 day event was attended by over 15,000 spectators with an impressive 5,600 entries and 4,000 competitors from 25 countries across all competitions.Unbelievably there are more than 50 million people registered as ballroom dancers in China
5. A China-UK North-West Golden opportunity in creating 1000 new jobs Chinese investors have visited a site in Wyre to discuss plans for a new power station that could attract 800 million investment in the region and create more than 1,000 jobs. This national infrastructure project will produce up to 900MW of electricity sufficient to power 750,000 homes and could create more than 1,000 jobs in construction and associated industries, it was claimed.
Issue 2 Dec 2016
Issue 2 Dec 2016
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ments Between China and UK From 2 Big Achieve 015 6. A Golden opportunity for young Tennis Player in the North-West in December A cultural exchange programme aimed at supporting underprivileged but talented young Chinese tennis players, took place in Blackpool over the festive period.Ten children, mostly from low income families in Hong Kong, ranging in age from eight to eighteen took part in a series of tennis matches across the North West aimed at challenging their sporting abilities whilst widening their cultural horizons . The exchange programme is funded by local restaurateur Alan Choi, by a local restaurant owner .
7. ‘Shen Chi Jia Nian Hua’, visit Blackpool ? After ten weeks of voting in China, VisitBritain revealed the new Mandarin names for 101 points of interest across Britain, suggested by the Chinese public for the ‘GREAT Names for GREAT Britain’ campaign. The new Mandarin name: Shen Chi Jia Nian Hua translated in English as Deep Pool Carnival, is the name that has been chosen. China is now the world’s largest outbound market, with visitors to Britain already spending £500 million. VisitBritain has ambitious plans to double the value of that market by 2020 and to ensure that growth is spread across the nations and regions.
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Issue 2 Dec 2016
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