Chinese Premier Li Qiang has vowed to expand market access and improve services for overseas investors during a high-profile meeting with UK business leaders in Beijing. The announcement signals renewed efforts to boost global economic ties amid rising competition in tech and green industries.
Boosting UK-China Collaboration
Meeting with a delegation from the China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) led by Chair Sherard Cowper-Coles, Li emphasized China's commitment to its "opening-up policy," calling British companies key partners in sectors like:
💰 Finance
⚡️ New energy
💊 Biomedicine
🌐 Digital economy
Innovation & Ice-Breaking Legacy
Li praised the CBBC's 70-year history of bridging China-UK trade, recalling its pivotal role in 1950s "ice-breaking" diplomacy. He urged modern businesses to continue this legacy through:
🤝 Stabilizing supply chains
🚀 Third-party Belt and Road projects
🎯 Addressing mutual concerns
Cowper-Coles responded that UK firms remain "committed to China's development journey," highlighting plans to deepen collaboration in renewable energy and AI technologies.
