China – UK connections
The UK and China are becoming increasingly linked through cultural collaborations and exchanges. Below are a number of organisations that specifically support and facilitate these relationships.
China – Britain Business Council (CBBC)
The CBBC have worked to develop British Trade in China since the 1950’s. They continue to offer practical services to businesses that wish to export goods and services to, invest in, or establish manufacturing opportunities.
http://www.cbbc.org/about_cbbc/index.html
Made in China
A consultancy that work with government agencies, media and creative businesses and individuals to bring China into Europe and Europe into China.
www.madeinchinauk.com/en/media-coverage.html#/home.html
Creative Connexions
Creative Connexions promote UK creative talent and connect UK companies with appropriate and emerging business opportunities in China.
www.creativeconnexions.com/eng/
Think London in Beijing
Located in Beijing, Think help Chinese companies who want to enhance their profile and develop business in London.
UK-China Business Link
UK-China Business Link is an online network that connects UK and China’s eMarketplaces.
www.ukchinabusinesslinks.com/home.htm
China Link
Closely connected to trade and investment agencies in the UK and China, China Link is a market specialist providing consultancy to British companies in China and Chinese companies in the UK.
www.chinalink.org.uk/DoingBussinessinUK.htm
China Media Centre
The China Media Centre research and publish academic conference and journals to support the connections between industries in China and the UK. They also host seminars on China in London and provide presentations and networking events for visiting Chinese officials.
Creative Industries Observatory- CIO
The Creative Industries Observatory provide information on the creative industries in London, Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong to support the growth of creative cities.
www.creativeindustriesobservatory.com/index.asp?s=section
Red Mansion Foundation
A not-for-profit organisation, which promotes artistic exchange between China and Great Britain through exhibitions, exchange programmes, publications and the Red Mansion Art Prize.
www.redmansion.co.uk
Chinese Arts Centre Manchester
This is the international agency for the development and promotion of contemporary Chinese artists. Their work includes exhibitions, publications, commissions, consultancies, tours and collaborations.
April 26, 2010 at 7:30 pm |
Also interesting here is the Sino-British Fellowship Trust which was set up to help Chinese academics stranded in the UK after the Second World War. The Trust supports a scholarship for a Chinese curator to study on the MA Curating Contemporary Design programme and spend a year with us in London. This is the 4th year of the programme.