“BEIJING, March 11 (Xinhua) — International scholars and experts are expecting greater positive global influence from China, as its major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics is taking shape following Xi Jinping’s …
Women’s Icebreakers Lunch with Madame Hu
In the run up to Christmas, the Women’s Icebreakers were invited to lunch with the Ambassador’s wife, Madame Hu Pinghua at the Ambassador’s residence. It was a privilege to be …
Xinhua News: Three generations of British family play important role in warming China-UK trade relations
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (C) meets with Chairman of British 48 Group Club Stephen Perry (R) and a representative of “Young Icebreakers”, in London, Britain, June 18, 2014. (Xinhua/Zhang Duo) …
The New Silk road – OBOR – an overview
The New Silk Road (OBOR) Paper by Stephen Perry and Keith Bennett for the China Development Forum at the L.S.E. 30 January 2016 – It is always a pleasure for …
Remarks by H.E. Ambassador Liu Xiaoming At the 48 Group Club 2015 Annual Award Reception:The “Icebreaking Spirit” Never Fades Away – Chinese Embassy, 9 December 2015
Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, A very warm welcome to the 2015 Icebreaker Awards ceremony! I am happy to host the Icebreaker Awards reception for the fourth time. This event …
Article from US China Business Council
94 American CEOs Call on President Obama and President Xi Jinping to Prioritize Bilateral Investment Treaty Discussions during Upcoming State Visit | US China Business Council ———————————————————————————————————— During my recent …
To defend or not to defend the RMB?
This ties up with other information I have heard. On behalf of Dr. Jianguang Shen: “Following the change in the renminbi’s managed peg system on 11 August, China has reportedly …
The foolish old man who moved the mountain – China thinks in decades and centuries Edit
To understand China and its policies is to understand its trajectory. We live in a world of now. We see what is happening and what people do about what is …
US/China relations as the Washington meetings close
Last week saw the USA and China hold three simultaneous Dialogues led by two Vice Premiers and a State Councillor on then Chinese side. The mood music was quite constructive …
China leapfrogs the West with funding the Welfare State
In the story below from the Financial Times the Chinese reveal the funding model experiment for the Chinese Welfare State, first given to the 48 Group 18 years ago. That …