On 23rd, June, CUKBDC and Sichuan CCPIT held a video conference and an online signing ceremony of the memorandum of cooperation. Ms Lei Xuejie, Vice President of Sichuan CCPIT and John Mclean OBE, Chairman of CUKBDC attended the conference and signed the memorandum of cooperation.
Ms Lei pointed out that at present, Sichuan is in a period of multiple opportunities such as the “Belt and Road Initiative” and the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle. With strong economic development, Sichuan has great potential for cooperation with the United Kingdom. As an important role for Sichuan business community to carry out foreign economic and trade exchanges and cooperation, Sichuan CCPIT is keen to take the opportunity of signing of this cooperation agreement to deepen exchanges and cooperation in the economic and trade field by strengthening information exchanges, building cooperation platforms, and carrying out economic and trade activities. She proposed that both parties will work closely to help more trade and market cooperation between Sichuan and UK enterprises.
John Mclean OBE mentioned during his speech, as the sixth largest economy in the world, UK has a strong industrial base and strong innovation capabilities. Sichuan is a major manufacturing province, with the development of Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle, he believed Sichuan’s cooperation with the UK has huge structural and complementary advantages. John Mclean OBE further expressed the world is in a different place today as the trade winds have become more uncertain together with more frequent squalls. However, when times are difficult, it doesn’t mean we batten down the hatches, nor do we slow down our cooperation, reduce our trading activity,decrease our communication, it is the reverse, we trim and reef our sails andkeep going. We do not give up. Specifically in a post Brexit environment, the UK needs to become far more global and today’s event demonstrates what can be done, when both countries work together and adopt a joint spirit of cooperation.
John Mclean OBE is confident that UK/China’s relationship will continue to grow and strengthen and if what we have done here today is any guide, we are assured of a continued successful partnership between UK and China and of course between Sichuan CCPIT and CUKBDC
CUKBDC will promote jointly with Sichuan CCPIT in new energy vehicles, clean energy, education, elderly care, digital economy, ESG, life science to reach mutual benefit and win-win results. Mr Zou Jiou, Secretary-General of Sichuan CCPIT, Head of International Liaison Department and Ms Wendy Wei, Head of CUKBDC Sichuan attended the conference
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