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Having been asked to work with a number of Chinese banks to explain the role of Western Investment Banks (IBs) and how they make money, it became interesting to compare and contrast against the Chinese system. This is particularly poignant as it was exactly a decade... Read more

China Investors Club 3rd August round table discussion was sponsored by China Medical City (CMC) the leading medical zone in China. Attending were investors, innovators and financiers received an update on: accelerated Chinese FDA licence approval access to Chinese... Read more

This week China celebrates 20 years since regaining control of Hong Kong from the British. I recall the preparations, concerns and celebrations clearly as I experienced my first time in the Far East back in 1997. What many forget is that in only another 30 years, Hong... Read more

While waiting for my flight to China to continue negotiations on 3 China UK trade deals I picked up the FT, New York Times and Wall Street Journal. Always looking for new angles on how to promote closer ties with China I realised that America and President Trump is... Read more

Flying out of Heathrow T2 today on my way to promote UK technology excellence to China I passed one of the most visible icons of what makes British innovation great. Concorde showed what the UK was capable of achieving when we set our mind to it. A super-sonic... Read more

I flew to china the morning after the Borough Market incident. Arriving in Beijing I had mixed emotions as I had left my family in the exact location of the attacks so was concerned for their safety. However there was tangible relief at being in a state controlled high... Read more

Following the successful Belt and Road (BRI) conference in Beijing on 6th June 2017 it was interesting to read that China views regime change as being the biggest threat to BRI's long term success. After attending the conference held at the exclusive Dianyutai Villa... Read more

5 years ago Baoding had the privilege of being named one of China's most polluted cities. Today this image is far behind it as it embraced green technology and is home to China's largest solar panel manufacturers. Located just 40minutes by fast train from Beijing West... Read more

North East China has been the focus of much domestic and international criticism for contributing to heavy pollution, particularly in the winter months as heating systems are switched on. However, things are changing! The Paris Accord signed by President Xi in the... Read more

China has been pushing the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) hard over the past six months with a rolling programme of exhibitions, conferences, forums and workshops. These have taken place in countries all along the route from China to the UK and built on the theme of... Read more

The announcement by Theresa May that she will hold a General Election on 8th June 2017 heralds another period of intense interest by Chinese investors. As with all major political events, the short term effect is to stall investment as uncertainty about the outcome... Read more

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As we contact UK developers, construction firms and commercial property advisers around the UK ahead of our 5th May China UK Property and Healthcare MarketPlace, we have been struck by the overwhelmingly positive sentiment by both buyers and sellers. It takes me... Read more

China Investors Club kicked off its 2017 programme of roundtable discussions with a fresh look and fresh ideas. Focusing on Chinese investment into UK property, we hosted three speakers (Daisy Zhou, Thomas Gere and Daniel Moraite) who shared updates on the outlook... Read more

Grant Thornton recently launched their 2016 Tou Ying Tracker, the 4th annual such report. This far-reaching review is an excellent example of how UK professional service firms can reach into China and maintain a long term relationship with the Chinese business and... Read more

It is hard today not to be aware of the influence of China on our social interaction. Aside from dragons and firecrackers there are some key learning points that UK firms may wish to be aware of as we head through the Spring Festival period Oranges and... Read more

Chinese New Year has given time for reflection and one question posed to me recently was "How has Chinese business and culture changed in the past 30 years?" Since my first direct engagement with China was in 1997 while financing Chinese infrastructure projects in... Read more

Filtering RCB (Random Chinese Buyers) has been a large part of the work we do at the China Investors Club. We are often asked by UK firms seeking investment from Chinese investors whether the companies or agents they have been talking to actually have the cash or... Read more

In the last 3 years there has been a flurry of investment interest by the Chinese into UK biotech. Many such investments fail to materialise due to the underlying complexities of cross-border M&A but there is also the additional issue of the inexperience of Chinese... Read more

Announced today by the Chinese Government was a further clamp down on Chinese nationals withdrawing money from China. Today’s specific action was an explicit statement that the purchase of insurance policies to assist with raising Sterling, Dollar or Euro would now... Read more

One thousand years ago, entrepreneurs approached what was to become London through the south side of London Bridge. They were looking for new markets, ideas and financing. With inspirational views of the Thames and the Southside of London Bridge, our forum held... Read more

Sitting in the plush new UBS offices at 5 Broadgate Circle with the smell of polished leather, fresh coffee and paint, I realised that it was 10th June 2015 since I was last there. Back then, the China Investors Club hosted a site visit of 5 Broadgate Circle with... Read more

China’s infamous air pollution came under the spotlight this weekend in Beijing as Party leaders came together for the fifth plenary session of the National People’s Congress. This meeting was one in a series of meetings that lead to the 19th National Congress in... Read more

In 2010 the windswept area outside St Mary Axe in the heart of London's insurance sector saw activity behind the hoardings in preparation for commencement of building works. British Land had commissioned the construction of "The Cheesegrater" or to call it by the... Read more

JLL's 22nd report on South Wales provided real insight into the drivers for this regional market. For Chinese investors who have only ever been presented with Central London assets, this report is well worth reading. The structural issues of under-supply of A-grade... Read more

President Xi awarded the relationship with the UK the "Golden Era" during his visit to the UK in 2015. Much was promised and we are starting to see the benefits of such an embracing statement. However, since Theresa May became Prime Minster and Brexit has dominated the... Read more

Since President Xi announced his One Belt One Road initiative in 2013, now renamed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) many significant achievements have been made. Whether is it connecting 60+ countries along the old Silk Route, investing $14.5bn so far in infrastructure... Read more

With 360 million Chinese to be over 60 years old by 2030, investment into medtech has never been greater. Most investment to date has been through international firms however there is a growing desire to develop the 'tech' domestically. One such area is medical... Read more