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The winners of the British Business Awards 2020, including the inaugural British Exporter of the Year Award, have been announced The new British Ambassador to China and patron of the British Business Awards 2020, Caroline Wilson CMG, was the guest of honor at the ceremony announcing the winners of this years Awards. The ten awards aim to showcase the companies and individuals who have been building strong business relationships betwen …

Lord Grimstone of Boscobel Kt is the Minister for investment jointly at the Department for International Trade, and at the department for Business, energy and industrial strategy. He spoke to CBBC members about his role, his ambitions to support British business in China and the future of trade in a post virus world.  In his role as double minister, Lord Grimstone’s role is, he says, simply to attract investment into …

During a recent discussion with CBBC members, Dame Barbara provided expert insights and took the opportunity to detail The Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s (FCO’s) response to COVID-19, introducing the three key phases to the FCO’s work in the face of the pandemic: humanitarian evacuations and the provision and sourcing of aid; staff drawdown and the activation of remote working operations; and procurement of ventilators and other associated essential medical equipment, …

The South African-based academic talks about green-tech opportunities along the Belt and Road countries Dr Steven Kuo is a Sino-Africanist who lives in Johannesburg, South Africa, and regularly travels to Mainland China. He is Research Fellow within the School of International Relations and Public Affairs at Shanghai International Studies University (SISU). He previously taught African politics and International Security Studies at SISU and was a full-time Consultant for Chinese clients …