Chinese enterprises expand in UK By ANGUS MCNEICE in London | China Daily | Updated: 2021-02-27 13:07 Share
It remains to be seen to what extent the Huawei ban will affect their investment
Chinese business activity in the United Kingdom remained resilient last year despite trade tensions and pandemic disruption, a new report has shown, with the number of large UK-based China-owned businesses increasing along with the total value of Chinese investments into Britain.
The number of Chinese businesses in the UK with an annual revenue of at least 5 million pounds ($7 million) rose to 838 in 2020, up from 795 the year before, said the Tou Ying Tracker, an annual analysis of China-UK enterprises produced by accountancy company Grant Thornton UK in collaboration with China Daily UK and the China Chamber of Commerce in the UK, or CCCUK.
Ambassador Liu Xiaoming and Madam Hu Pinghua Host Farewell Reception
（From Chinese Embassy in UK）
2021/01/26
On 25 January, Ambassador Liu Xiaoming and Madam Hu Pinghua held an online farewell reception, where Ambassador Liu delivered a speech entitled Serve with Sincerity All the Way Through. Madam Hu also made a few farewell remarks. Jenny Bates, Director General, Indo-Pacific at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, spoke on behalf of the British side.
Around 500 guests attended the event on-line, including Lord Udny-Lister, Prime Minister s Chief Strategic Adviser and Downing Street Chief of Staff, Lord Heseltine, former Deputy Prime Minister of the UK, David Lidington, former Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Jeremy Hunt, former Foreign Secretary, Sir Oliver Letwin, former Minister for Government Policy in the Cabinet Office, Mark Sedwill, former UK Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service and National Security Adviser, Stanley Johnson, former Membe