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The China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) Chair Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles met with Chongqing Party Secretary Yuan Jiajun on Wednesday, 20 November in Chongqing. Also attending the meeting were Chen Xinwu, Member of the Standing Committee, Executive Vice Mayor of Chongqing, Liu Shangjin, Member of the Standing Committee, Secretary-General of Chongqing, Anthony Preston, HM Consul-General in Chongqing, Peter Burnett, Chief Executive of CBBC.
11月20日（周三），英中贸易协会主席古沛勤爵士与重庆市委书记袁家军在重庆会面。英国驻重庆总领事李遥，英中贸易协会总裁白彼得，重庆市领导陈新武、刘尚进参加。
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Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles expressed optimism about the future of UK-China relations and confidence in the collaboration between the UK and Chongqing. He highlighted the importance of deepening pragmatic cooperation in areas such as science and technology, trade, environmental protection, education, culture, and healthcare, contributing to the healthy and stable development of UK-China relations.
古沛勤爵士表示，我们看好英中关系发展前景，对英国与重庆交流合作充满信心，愿继续发挥桥梁纽带作用，持续深化科技、经贸、环保、教育、文化、大健康等领域务实合作，为推动英中关系健康稳定发展注入新动能。
Yuan Jiajun welcomed the visit of Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles and his delegation, expressing gratitude to CBBC for its longstanding contributions to fostering trade cooperation between Chongqing and the UK. He noted that Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the 19th G20 Leaders’ Summit resulted in consensus on communication and collaboration across various fields. This meeting, Yuan Jiajun remarked, has set a clear direction for the next chapter in the healthy and stable development of China-UK relations.
袁家军代表市委、市政府欢迎古沛勤一行来渝推动合作，感谢英中贸易协会长期以来对促进渝英贸易合作作出的积极贡献。袁家军说，习近平主席出席二十国集团领导人第十九次峰会期间会见斯塔默首相，就两国各领域沟通与合作达成重要共识，为共同书写中英关系健康稳定发展的下一个篇章指明了方向。
CBBC's Chair Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles and Chief Executive Peter Burnett, accompanied by a delegation of member companies, commenced their second visit to China this year on Monday, 18 November. This visit will cover Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Beijing. The programme includes a series of meetings with senior Chinese government officials and events designed to engage with CBBC members and stakeholders across China.
英中贸易协会主席古沛勤爵士及英中贸易协会总裁白彼得率领英国企业高管代表团，于11月18日（周一）正式开启了中国访问之旅。此行，他们将前往成都、重庆、广州、深圳和北京，期间将与中国政府高级官员举行一系列会议，并与英中贸易协会会员及合作伙伴进行互动。
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The China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) is the UK’s national business network promoting trade and investment with China. We have been at the heart of the UK-China relationship for 70 years and are widely recognised as the independent voice of British businesses working with China. Our objective is to support the growth of British trade and investment with China and Chinese companies expanding and investing in the UK. Our diverse membership includes leading UK companies and universities, many of the UK’s most dynamic SMEs, and an ever-increasing number of Chinese companies exporting to and investing in the UK.
英中贸易协会（CBBC）是英国促进对华贸易和投资的国家级商业贸易网络。70年以来，我们一直处在行动的核心位置，积极参与两国在每个行业和地区的合作，被广泛认为是英国企业与中国合作的独立声音。我们的目标是支持英国对华贸易和投资的增长，以及中国企业在英国的扩张和投资。我们的会员包括众多英国领先的公司与知名大学、英国最具活力的中小企业，以及越来越多向英国出口和在英国投资的中国企业等。
