Northern Ireland, once an industrial powerhouse, wants closer ties
with China to safeguard against economic uncertainty as the United
Kingdom prepares to exit from the European Union.
On Saturday, more than 100 provincial and municipal leaders from China gathered in Belfast for the third UK-China Regional Leaders Meeting, a gathering created during President Xi Jinping's state visit to the UK in October 2015, at the start of the "golden era" of relations between China and Britain.
Northern Ireland, once an industrial powerhouse, wants closer ties with China to safeguard against economic uncertainty as the United Kingdom prepares to exit from the European Union.
On Saturday, more than 100 provincial and municipal leaders from China gathered in Belfast for the third UK-China Regional Leaders Meeting, a gathering created during President Xi Jinping's state visit to the UK in October 2015, at the start of the "golden era" of relations between China and Britain.
"Brexit has prompted us to more actively engage with new markets further afield, and China is a key focus," said Tim Losty, director of the Beijing bureau of Northern Ireland's executive office.
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On Saturday, more than 100 provincial and municipal leaders from China gathered in Belfast for the third UK-China Regional Leaders Meeting, a gathering created during President Xi Jinping's state visit to the UK in October 2015, at the start of the "golden era" of relations between China and Britain.
Northern Ireland, once an industrial powerhouse, wants closer ties with China to safeguard against economic uncertainty as the United Kingdom prepares to exit from the European Union.
On Saturday, more than 100 provincial and municipal leaders from China gathered in Belfast for the third UK-China Regional Leaders Meeting, a gathering created during President Xi Jinping's state visit to the UK in October 2015, at the start of the "golden era" of relations between China and Britain.
"Brexit has prompted us to more actively engage with new markets further afield, and China is a key focus," said Tim Losty, director of the Beijing bureau of Northern Ireland's executive office.
"Up until the last few years,
we have looked to the UK and Europe and North America as our primary
markets. Now, we have a government office in Beijing, we have a Chinese
consulate here, some of our businesses have achieved success in China.
China is less far away," Losty said.
Decision-makers from the provinces of Hubei, Liaoning, Jilin, and
from the cities of Shanghai, Shenyang, Dalian and Benxi were all in
Northern Ireland for the gathering. Shenyang and Belfast became sister
cities last year, while Derry and Dalian linked up this year. Read mote at: N. Ireland broadens Brexit horizons - World - Chinadaily.com.cn
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