On Tuesday, 23rd January 2024 the British Chamber of Commerce Southwest China held the BRITISH BUSINESS IN CHINA SENTIMENT SURVEY 2023-2024 Chengdu launch event at ICC Club, managed by TEC.
Mavis Yang, Managing Director at BritCham SW, hosted the event and briefly introduced BritCham and the event. This was followed by Joe White, the Chairman at BritCham SW, who gave a welcoming speech to around 35 participants. Raj Maan (Trade Consul) then delivered his speech to support this event on behalf of the Department for Business and Trade at the British Consulate General in Chongqing.
Rachel Tsang, Managing Director at BritCham China, then gave the background introduction of the Sentiment Survey as a flagship advocacy document at the British Chamber of Commerce in China.
Following that, Harry Bell, Policy and Advocacy Manager at BritCham China, Co-author of the Sentiment Survey 2023-24, presented the results of this year’s Sentiment Survey and shared the business outlook, company strategy, and how events in the UK and China have changed sentiment among businesses.
After the presentation, Harry then invited the panellists, the BritCham Southwest China’s members representatives, up in order to discuss their opinions on survey’s findings and implications in regards to Southwest China in their fields of expertise.
The panellists included:
- Phil Farrier-Price , Co-Principal, SPGS International – School Chengdu
- Wang Du, Director of China, Vitabiotics
- Harvey Cheng, Founder & CEO, Limewing Talents
- Kevin Liang, Site director, Gardner Aerospace (Chengdu)
The results of the Sentiment Survey, as well as the outcome of the regional panel discussions offered us a more clear image of the market and the valuable insights, which will guide our chamber’s advocacy effort in the coming year
The British Chamber of Commerce is the independent voice of British business in China. We want our members, British businesses to keep talking. Our aim is not to criticise or complain; it is to encourage constructive dialogue, and ultimately contribute to the success of businesses in China, to improve the business environment for all organisations.
Thank you to everyone who attended. We are looking forward to future collaborations! Special thanks to the ICC Club, managed by TEC for hosting the event!
About the Sentiment Survey
BritCham’s British Business Sentiment Survey 2023-24 was launched on 12 December 2023 in Beijing. It measures the outlook of British businesses across the country for 2024, representing the voices of our members across goods and services, from small businesses to large multinationals with on-the-ground operations.
The survey itself is an important platform by which to shed light on the opportunities and challenges that are facing the collective British business community across China. As a flagship document in the Chamber’s advocacy work, the information provided will directly feed into shaping our key messaging to and communications with the British and Chinese government over the coming year as we aim to foster a more favourable business environment for our members.
