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The purpose of the All-Party Parliamentary China Group is:
 
The purpose of the All-Party Parliamentary China Group is:
  
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:to conduct a dialogue with the [[People's Republic of China]] (including Hong Kong) and to assist in all aspects of the bilateral relationship. In particular, to facilitate exchanges with the [[National People's Congress]] and engage regularly with the Chinese ambassador in London as well as with members of the wider Chinese community in the UK.
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:''To ensure parliamentarians are kept well informed on China, and to act as a platform for discussions on all issues of importance to the UK-China relationship.
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==People==
 
==People==
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===Officers,November 2015===
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===Officers (updated from June 2016 annnual general meeting of the APPCG)===
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*Chair: [[Richard Graham]] - [[Conservative Party]]
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'''Chair'''
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*Deputy-chair: Lord [[Timothy Clement-Jones]] - [[Liberal Democrats]]
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*[[Richard Graham]] - [[Conservative Party]]
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*Deputy-chair: [[Geoffrey Clifton-Brown]] - [[Conservative Party]]
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'''Treasurer'''
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*Deputy-chair: [[David Hanson]] - [[Labour]]
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*[[John Spellar]] - [[Labour]]
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*Deputy-chair: [[Alex Salmond]] - [[Scottish National Party]]
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'''Secretary'''
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*Deputy-chair: Lord [[David Steel]] - [[Liberal Democrats]]
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*[[Lord Cotter]]
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*Vice-chair: [[Mark Garnier]] - [[Conservative Party]]
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'''Hong Kong sub committee chair'''
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*Vice-chair: [[Mark Hendrick]] - [[Labour Co-op]]
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*[[Lord Wei]]
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*Vice-chair: [[Heather Wheeler]] - [[Conservative Party]]
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'''Deputy Chairs'''
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*Vice-chair: [[Robin Walker]] - [[Conservative Party]]
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*Lord [[Timothy Clement-Jones]] - [[Liberal Democrats]]
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*Vice-chair: [[David Simpson]] - [[Democratic Unionist Party]]
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*[[Geoffrey Clifton-Brown]] - [[Conservative Party]]
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*Vice-chair: [[Madeleine Moon]] - [[Labour]]
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*[[David Hanson]] - [[Labour]]
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*Vice-chair: [[Nigel Evans]] - [[Conservative Party]]
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*[[Alex Salmond]] - [[Scottish National Party]]
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*Vice-chair: [[Catherine West]] - [[Labour]]
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*Lord [[David Steel]] - [[Liberal Democrats]]
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*Vice-chair: [[Julian Sturdy]] - [[Conservative Party]]
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'''Vice chairs'''
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*Vice-chair: [[Iain Stewart]] - [[Conservative Party]]
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*[[Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh]] - [[Scottish National Party]]
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*Vice-chair: [[Angus MacNeil]] - [[Scottish National Party]]
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*[[David Simpson]] - [[Democratic Unionist Party]]
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*Vice-chair: [[Robert Jenrick]] - [[Conservative Party]]
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*[[Craig Williams]] - [[Conservative Party]]
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*Vice-chair: [[Roger Godsiff]] - [[Labour]]
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*[[Nigel Evans]] - [[Conservative Party]]
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*Vice-chair: [[Jason McCartney]] - [[Conservative Party]]
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*[[Roger Godsiff]] - [[Labour]]
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*Vice-chair: [[John Spellar]] - [[Labour]]
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*[[Stephen Hammond]] - [[Conservative Party]]
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*Vice-chair: Lord [[Brian Cotter]] - [[Liberal Democrats]]
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*[[Mark Hendrick]] - [[Labour Co-op]]
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*Vice-chair: Lord [[Nat Wei]] - [[Conservative Party]]<ref name="November">[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/151113/china.htm China APPG], ''www.parliament.uk', accessed 23 November 2015</ref>  
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*[[Robert Jenrick]] - [[Conservative Party]]
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*[[Jeremy Lefroy]] - [[Conservative Party]]
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*[[Chris Leslie]] - [[Labour Co-op]]
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*[[Angus MacNeil]] - [[Scottish National Party]]
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*[[Alan Mak]] - [[Conservative Party]]
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*[[Jason McCartney]] - [[Conservative Party]]
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*[[Madeleine Moon]] - [[Labour]]
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*[[Will Quince]] - [[Conservative Party]]
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*[[Geoffrey Robinson]] - [[Labour]]
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*[[Julian Sturdy]] - [[Conservative Party]]
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*[[Michelle Thomson]] - [[Independent]]
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*[[Yvonne Fovargue]] - [[Labour]]
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*[[Catherine West]] - [[Labour]]
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<ref> [http://appcg.org.uk/officers/ APPCG | Officers], ''APPCG.org.uk'', accessed 11 November 2016.</ref>
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<ref name="April">[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/160428/china.htm China APPG, Register 28 April 2016], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 11 November 2016 </ref>
  
 
===Former Officers===
 
===Former Officers===
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*[[Emma Reynolds]] - Treasurer
 
*[[Emma Reynolds]] - Treasurer
 
*[[Lord Cotter]] - Secretary
 
*[[Lord Cotter]] - Secretary
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*Lord [[Nat Wei]] - Vice-Chair
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*Lord [[Brian Cotter]] - Vice-Chair
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*[[Iain Stewart]] - Vice-Chair
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*[[Robin Walker]] - Vice-Chair
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*[[Heather Wheeler]] - Vice-Chair
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*[[Mark Garnier]] - Vice-Chair
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===Members===
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The APPCG is one of the largest All Party Parliamentary Groups by membership. Full list of members can be found here: [[File:APPCG members list.docx]] (accessed from APPCG website in November 2016). <ref> [http://appcg.org.uk/members/ APPCG | Members], ''APPCG.org.uk'', accessed 11 November 2016. </ref>
  
 
==Funding==
 
==Funding==
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===Benefits received===
 
===Benefits received===
 
:From 19-26 February 2011 some members of the group visited Hong Kong. All costs were met by the [[Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office]] (registered March 2011).  
 
:From 19-26 February 2011 some members of the group visited Hong Kong. All costs were met by the [[Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office]] (registered March 2011).  
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:£10,000 from GKN plc, and £5000 from [[City of London]] (registered April 2011). £5000 from London Export Corporation Ltd and £10,000 from John Swire & Sons (registered May 2011). £10,000 from [[GlaxoSmithKline]] (registered July 2011). £10,000 from Astra Zeneca (registered July 2011).  
 
:£10,000 from GKN plc, and £5000 from [[City of London]] (registered April 2011). £5000 from London Export Corporation Ltd and £10,000 from John Swire & Sons (registered May 2011). £10,000 from [[GlaxoSmithKline]] (registered July 2011). £10,000 from Astra Zeneca (registered July 2011).  
  
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:The group’s chairman visited China from 29 July to 26 August 2011, assisted by the following: London South Bank University covered the cost of return flights from London to Beijing; [[Huawei]] covered the cost of two football tickets and hospitality for the Italian Super Cup final at the Beijing Birds Nest Stadium on 6 August 2011; [[Confucius Institutes Headquarters]] (Hanban) covered costs for accommodation, Chinese language training including a Chinese language course, and general expenses from 29 July to 26 August 2011. £5000 from [[Arup]]. £5000 from University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (Registered September 2011). £10,000 from [[HSBC]] (registered October 2011). £5000 from University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (Registered November 2011). Free upgrades on flights were provided (at a cost of approximately £13,040) by [[Virgin Atlantic]] when members of the group visited China from 16-23 December 2011 (registered January 2012). <ref> House of Commons, REGISTER OF ALL-PARTY GROUPS, as of 9 February 2012 </ref>
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:The group’s chairman visited China from 29 July to 26 August 2011, assisted by the following: London South Bank University covered the cost of return flights from London to Beijing; [[Huawei]] covered the cost of two football tickets and hospitality for the Italian Super Cup final at the Beijing Birds Nest Stadium on 6 August 2011; [[Confucius Institutes Headquarters]] (Hanban) covered costs for accommodation, Chinese language training including a Chinese language course, and general expenses from 29 July to 26 August 2011. £5000 from [[Arup]]. £5000 from University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (Registered September 2011). £10,000 from [[HSBC]] (registered October 2011). £5000 from University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (Registered November 2011). Free upgrades on flights were provided (at a cost of approximately £13,040) by [[Virgin Atlantic]] when members of the group visited China from 16-23 December 2011 (registered January 2012). <ref> [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/160428/china.htm Register of all-Party parliamentary groups (as at 28 April 2016)], ''Parliament.uk'', accessed 11 November 2016. </ref> <ref name="April"/>
  
 
===Financial benefits===
 
===Financial benefits===
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The following organisations gave the following amounts to the APPG:
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These organisations paid the APPG:
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*[[City of London]] - £5,000 (27/03/2015), £5,000 (08/04/2016)
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*[[Visit Britain]] - £4,500 (20/03/2015)
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*[[Arup]] - £5,000 (11/06/2015)
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*[[John Swire and Sons]] - £10,000 (02/06/2015)
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*[[China Britain Business Council]] - £4,500 (08/07/2015), £4,500 (25/02/2016) <ref name="March"/>
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===Benefits in kind===
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*The [[Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office]] registered in June 2015 that it had paid (in bands of £1,500) £10,501-£12,000 for a visit to Hong Kong for the group on March 22 2015.
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*The [[Institute of Director's City Branch]] paid (in bands of £1,500) £4,501-£6,000 for the group's annual dinner. (July 2015)
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*[[HSBC]] paid (in bands of £1,500) £1,501-£3,000 for a UK-China Business Lunch. (August 2015)
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*The [[Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office]] paid (in bands of £1,500) £103,501-£105,000 for a visit to Hong Kong from 25-29 January 2016. <ref name="March">[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/160316/china.htm China APPG], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 22 April 2016</ref>
  
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*[[City of London]] - £5,000
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==Events==
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*[[Visit Britain]] - £4,500
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===2016===
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*[[Arup]] - £5,000
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*'''June 29''': Annual general meeting & briefing from UK ambassador to China.
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*[[John Swire and Sons]] - £10,000
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*'''May 4''': APPCG meeting on 'the UK-China strategic partnership: mapping out Britain’s relationship with China'. Speakers include Prof. [[Kerry Brown]] (director, Lau China Institute at King’s College, London), [[Jeanne-Marie Gescher]] OBE (former Legal Advisor to successive British Ambassadors in Bejiing), Prof. [[Danny Quah]] (director, Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre at LSE).
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*[[China Britain Business Council]] - £4,500 <ref name="November"/>
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*'''March 21''': APPCG members briefing on Hong Kong and the Sino-British Joint Declaration. Speakers include [[Jonathan Fenby]] CBE (co-founder and managing director of the China team at Trusted Sources) and [[Isabel Hilton]] OBE (CEO and Editor, chinadialogue).
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*'''March 9''': APPCG meeting  to discuss the rule of law in China (in cooperation with the Human Rights APPG and Rule of Law APPG).
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*'''March 2''': APPCG members briefing from H.E. Liu Xiaoming, Chinese Ambassador to the UK.
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*'''February 25''': APPCG meeting to discuss 'the growth of aviation in China and how the UK can benefit'. Speakers include: [[Jeegar Kakkad]],, [[Mark Johnson]], [[Richard Tams]] (executive vice president, greater China, [[British Airways]]), [[Jiang Sunan]] (minister counsellor for science & technology, Chinese embassy).
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*'''February''': APPCG annual Chinese new year reception. Sponsored by [[VisitBritain]] and the [[China-Britain Business Council]] (with support from [[InvestUK]] and [[Wei Yang & Partners]]).
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*'''January 20''': APPCG meeting on 'The Story of China' with [[Michael Wood]], co-hosted with the BBC.
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<ref> [http://appcg.org.uk/past-events/ APPCG | Past events], ''APPCG.org.uk'', accessed 11 November 2016. </ref>
  
 
==Contact==
 
==Contact==

Latest revision as of 11:54, 11 November 2016

The purpose of the All-Party Parliamentary China Group is:

To ensure parliamentarians are kept well informed on China, and to act as a platform for discussions on all issues of importance to the UK-China relationship.

People

Officers (updated from June 2016 annnual general meeting of the APPCG)

Chair

Treasurer

Secretary

Hong Kong sub committee chair

Deputy Chairs

Vice chairs

[1] [2]

Former Officers

Members

The APPCG is one of the largest All Party Parliamentary Groups by membership. Full list of members can be found here: File:APPCG members list.docx (accessed from APPCG website in November 2016). [3]

Funding

Benefits received

From 19-26 February 2011 some members of the group visited Hong Kong. All costs were met by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (registered March 2011).
£10,000 from GKN plc, and £5000 from City of London (registered April 2011). £5000 from London Export Corporation Ltd and £10,000 from John Swire & Sons (registered May 2011). £10,000 from GlaxoSmithKline (registered July 2011). £10,000 from Astra Zeneca (registered July 2011).
The group’s chairman visited China from 29 July to 26 August 2011, assisted by the following: London South Bank University covered the cost of return flights from London to Beijing; Huawei covered the cost of two football tickets and hospitality for the Italian Super Cup final at the Beijing Birds Nest Stadium on 6 August 2011; Confucius Institutes Headquarters (Hanban) covered costs for accommodation, Chinese language training including a Chinese language course, and general expenses from 29 July to 26 August 2011. £5000 from Arup. £5000 from University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (Registered September 2011). £10,000 from HSBC (registered October 2011). £5000 from University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (Registered November 2011). Free upgrades on flights were provided (at a cost of approximately £13,040) by Virgin Atlantic when members of the group visited China from 16-23 December 2011 (registered January 2012). [4] [2]

Financial benefits

These organisations paid the APPG:

Benefits in kind

Events

2016

  • June 29: Annual general meeting & briefing from UK ambassador to China.
  • May 4: APPCG meeting on 'the UK-China strategic partnership: mapping out Britain’s relationship with China'. Speakers include Prof. Kerry Brown (director, Lau China Institute at King’s College, London), Jeanne-Marie Gescher OBE (former Legal Advisor to successive British Ambassadors in Bejiing), Prof. Danny Quah (director, Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre at LSE).
  • March 21: APPCG members briefing on Hong Kong and the Sino-British Joint Declaration. Speakers include Jonathan Fenby CBE (co-founder and managing director of the China team at Trusted Sources) and Isabel Hilton OBE (CEO and Editor, chinadialogue).
  • March 9: APPCG meeting to discuss the rule of law in China (in cooperation with the Human Rights APPG and Rule of Law APPG).
  • March 2: APPCG members briefing from H.E. Liu Xiaoming, Chinese Ambassador to the UK.
  • February 25: APPCG meeting to discuss 'the growth of aviation in China and how the UK can benefit'. Speakers include: Jeegar Kakkad,, Mark Johnson, Richard Tams (executive vice president, greater China, British Airways), Jiang Sunan (minister counsellor for science & technology, Chinese embassy).
  • February: APPCG annual Chinese new year reception. Sponsored by VisitBritain and the China-Britain Business Council (with support from InvestUK and Wei Yang & Partners).
  • January 20: APPCG meeting on 'The Story of China' with Michael Wood, co-hosted with the BBC.

[6]

Contact

APPG China Group Coordinator, Office of Richard Graham MP

Address: London SW1P 0AA

Tel: 02072197077

Email:appcg.enquiries@gmail.com

Website: http://appcg.org.uk

Resources

Notes

  1. ↑ APPCG | Officers, APPCG.org.uk, accessed 11 November 2016.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 China APPG, Register 28 April 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 11 November 2016
  3. ↑ APPCG | Members, APPCG.org.uk, accessed 11 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Register of all-Party parliamentary groups (as at 28 April 2016), Parliament.uk, accessed 11 November 2016.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 China APPG, parliament.uk, accessed 22 April 2016
  6. ↑ APPCG | Past events, APPCG.org.uk, accessed 11 November 2016.
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