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Advanced Engineering,

Manufacturing & Transport

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Flagship

Events

CBBC organised

flagship events in

Beijing, Shanghai,

Guangzhou, Fuzhou

and Nottingham to

promote the Made in

China 2025 initiative

CBBC arranged a

number of key

missions including

Collaboration

Seminars in

Birmingham and

Shenyang

CBBC

Reports

Advanced Engineering, Manufacturing & Transport Highlights

In the Advanced Engineering, Manufacturing & Transport sector, CBBC launched a series of key

initiatives, including flagship events, flagship missions, and reports on key topics.

In the Advanced Engineering, Manufacturing & Transport sector, CBBC’s advisers and delivery

team helped more than 50 member companies

Flagship

Missions

Flagship

Missions

CBBC produced key

reports, including the

EU SME's Sector

Report on The

Automotive Market

and The Made in

China 2025 Report

CBBC Advanced Engineering, Manufacturing & Transport, as a well-established industry

sector, is gaining momentum through key initiatives

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Flagship Events - CBBC arranged a series of events to promote China-UK cooperation

in the Advanced Engineering, Manufacturing & Transport industry (1/3)

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May

May Held at the British Ambassador’s Residence, this event marked the formal launch of the Made in China 2025 report, compiled by CBBC with the support of DIT. The event highlighted key themes discussed in the report, including China’s ambitions to move up the manufacturing value chain, priority sectors and industries, and opportunities for UK firms (2016).

China China

‘Made in China

2025’ Report

Launch

(Beijing)

The launch was attended by Chinese government

partners and leading British and Chinese companies.

Speakers included: CBBC Executive Director Kirk

Wilson (pictured above); representatives of DIT; Dr

Zhang Hongguo of the Ministry of Industry and

Information Technology; and representatives of Rolls-

Royce.

CBBC organised this forum to follow on from the Made in China 2025 report launch in Beijing. Attendees, including representatives of CBBC member companies such as Rio Tinto, BA and Arup, had the opportunity to engage with experts in the advanced engineering industry and related fields (2016).

Forum: How Can

Industry 4.0

Strategically

Connect with Made

in China 2025?

(Shanghai)

CBBC Executive Director Jeff Astle (pictured above)

highlighted the potential of robotics, smart and green

manufacturing and the mechanisation of agriculture.

Other speakers included Professor Ren Jianbiao of

Jiaotong University, Professor Yao Shujie of the

University of Nottingham Ningbo China, and Dr Hu Xiao

of General Electronics.

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Flagship Events - CBBC arranged a series of events to promote China-UK cooperation

in the Advanced Engineering, Manufacturing & Transport industry (2/3)

Note: for more information - http://www.cbbc.org/whatson/events/

May

June

Over a hundred guests attended this conference, which was organised by CBBC and the Guangdong Board of Investment Promotion. The conference incorporated the launch of the Made in China 2025 report and looked at the theme of 'Accelerating MIC 2025‘ (2016).

China China

Speakers included: Sally Zhang, CBBC Director for

South China; Andrew Massey, Deputy Consul-General

in Guangzhou; Chen Yuehua, Deputy Director-General

of the Department of Commerce of Guangdong (pictured

above); and representatives of companies such as

Risong Technology and Gowling LLP.

During a business matchmaking session, CBBC

arranged for 15 UK companies to speak one-to-one with

around 20 Chinese companies who had expressed an

interest in partnering with the UK.

Following the events in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, CBBC organised this conference in association with CCPIT Fujian and the Fujian Provincial Department of Science & Technology. Over a hundred UK and Chinese companies and government officials were at the conference for the local launch of CBBC's Made in China 2025 report (2016).

UK-China

Manufacturing

Conference

(Guangzhou)

UK-China

Manufacturing

Conference

(Fuzhou)

“We have spoken to many of the Chinese manufacturing companies involved in Made in China 2025 and as China moves to achieve technological independence, we firmly believe that UK companies will actually find more opportunities to work with high-value new Chinese customers.”

- Kirk Wilson, Executive Director, CBBC

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Flagship Events - CBBC arranged a series of events to promote China-UK cooperation

in the Advanced Engineering, Manufacturing & Transport industry (3/3)

Note: for more information - http://www.cbbc.org/whatson/events/

UK Made in China 2025 (Nottingham), 19 September 2016

Led by CBBC, this seminar explored the Made in China 2025 initiative and its implications for businesses in the East Midlands. The seminar highlighted key opportunities for East Midlands businesses to make headway in China and identified trade routes for local companies seeking to access the China market.

A range of speakers provided valuable insights during the seminar, including CBBC’s Jeff Astle, David Pearson of the

East Midlands Chamber, Ian Curryer of Nottingham City Council, Jason Teng of Potter Clarkson, Cassandra McAlpine

of Synergy in Trade, Tony Petersen of UKEF, and David Griffiths of Vistra.

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China to UK Flagship Missions UK to China Flagship Missions

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Dec UK-China

Collaboration in

Advanced

Manufacturing

in North-East

China

(Shenyang)

Sept

Guangdong-Birmingham

Advanced Manufacturing

Equipment &

Environmental

Protection Collaboration

Seminar (Birmingham)

CBBC organised this seminar to

welcome a government and

business delegation led by Ren

Shao, Deputy Director General of

the Department of Commerce of

Guangdong Province. The aim of

the seminar was to promote

bilateral cooperation in the

advanced manufacturing and

environmental sectors (2016).

Speakers included: CBBC China Business Adviser Boyi

Mu; Zhang Bin, Economic and Commercial Counsellor,

Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the UK; Li

Yuanbin, Vice Secretary of Guangdong Association of

Environmental Protection Industry; and Guo Shumei,

Deputy Director of Shunde Investment Service Bureau.

After the seminar, CBBC was able to facilitate one-to-one

meetings between UK and Chinese companies.

A group of British manufacturers,

universities and research bodies visited

Shenyang for a high-level UK-China

seminar on advanced manufacturing,

organised by CBBC and the British

Embassy in cooperation with China’s

National Development & Reform

Commission (2016).

The seminar was organised in response to the State

Council’s approval of a major policy to revitalise North-

East China’s manufacturing industry.

Delegates included representatives of the University of

Sheffield, the University of Nottingham Ningbo China,

Goodfellow, and Romax Technology.

Attracting over 150 Chinese attendees, the event was

followed by a site visit to Yuanda Group.

Flagship Missions - Providing UK companies routes to the China market through high

profile delegations and promoting bilateral cooperation

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Reports - CBBC produced a number of reports providing valuable information on the

evolving Advanced Engineering, Manufacturing & Transport sector in China

Follow us on social media for our latest work in 2017

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EU SME Sector Report - The

Automotive Market in China

Made in China 2025 Report -

Part One

Made in China 2025 Report -

Part Two

Available to download from the CBBC website:

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Jun Sept

Made in China 2025 Roadshow

(Xi’an, September)

Accelerating "Made in China 2025" UK-China

Manufacturing Conference (Chengdu, June)

Made in China 2025 Roadshow

(Chongqing, September)

The Outline for 2017 - Events and initiatives in the Advanced Engineering, Manufacturing &

Transport sector

CBBC is organising and supporting a variety of events in the Advanced Engineering, Manufacturing &

Transport sector in 2017. Highlights include a series of events to promote the Made in China 2025 initiative:

Xi’an

Chongqing

Chengdu

Sept Aug

Made in China 2025 at the EACT Expo (Xinjiang, August)

Xinjiang

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Extensive Network/Key Members - CBBC serves a wide range of member companies within

the Advanced Engineering, Manufacturing & Transport sector

CBBC is a membership organisation that has helped thousands of companies succeed in the China market.

In the Advanced Engineering, Manufacturing & Transport sector, some of our members include:

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CBBC Advanced Engineering, Manufacturing &

Transport Sector Advisers

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Stewart Ferguson

Region: UK - West & South West,

Wales

Industry: Automotive,

Manufacturing

Email: stewart.ferguson@cbbc.org

Tel: +44 (0)1788 570 929

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Mark Xu

Region: China - North

Industry: Advanced Engineering,

Aerospace

Email: mark.xu@cbbc.org.cn

Tel: 86-10-85251111 Ext. 391

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locations around China

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