This document discusses prospects for increased trade and investment between the UK and China following Brexit. It outlines China's ambitions to become a global leader in innovation, quality, and international standards through initiatives like "Made in China 2025." It also describes China's Silk Road Economic Belt and Maritime Silk Road projects which aim to create new centers of economic growth. The document considers the UK's potential position within these strategies and how to maximize opportunities for both countries in their markets and globally post-Brexit from a pragmatic perspective.

1. “Brexit"andChinaBusiness
Roundtable
Coventry University UK-Confucius
6th December 2016
DrYeow Poon, People and Organisation
Chair, Chinese Community Centre – Birmingham
President, England China Business Forum
yeow@blau.co.uk

2. Prospects for
increased
trade and
investment
between the
two countries
post-Brexit?
 Pragmatic
 China’s ambitions and development trajectory
 Future centres of economic growth
 The UK’s position
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3. Prospects for
increased
trade and
investment
between the
two countries
post-Brexit?
Pragmatic perspective
 UK market
 Chinese market
 EU market
 Global market
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4. China’s
Ambitions and
Development
Trajectory
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Source:World Bankhttp://www.cnbc.com/2016/01/17/
Made in China 2025
Innovation, quality,
international standards
http://english.gov.cn/2016special/
madeinchina2025/

5. Silk Road
Economic Belt
and Maritime
Silk Road –A
new centre of
economic
growth?
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https://wazars.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/iron_silk_road.jpg

6. TheUK’s
Position –
where and
how do we fit
in?
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Central
and
Eastern
Europe
ASEAN
Global
Innovation
Index
http://english.gov.cn/policies/infographics/