On 18th September 2023, England China Business Forum hosted a meeting to welcome a senior delegation from Suzhou Xiangcheng, China led by Mr GU Jianming. The meeting was held at the offices of Brown Jacobson in Birmingham, where Zo Hoida, the Chair of Birmingham China Business Forum, is a Partner. Also in attendance on behalf of ECBF were Bill Good, Angela Qi Huang, Professor Steve Brittan and James Ng.

During the meeting, we discussed areas of future cooperation, including the promotion of trade between Suzhou Xiangcheng and companies in England in the fields of electric vehicles, big data, and digital economy. The delegation from Suzhou Xiangcheng expressed their eagerness to collaborate with English businesses in these areas, and it is expected that they will be supportive of future England China Business Forum.