On 22 March 2016, U.K. Communities Secretary Greg Clark welcomed a senior delegation of Chinese regional leaders to an historic summit to highlight investment opportunities across the Northern Powerhouse and promote stronger U.K.-China regional collaboration.
The summit, the first of its kind on U.K. soil, also offered the chance to showcase the government’s historic devolution revolution, which is empowering local leaders across the country.
The Northern Powerhouse represents almost a fifth of the U.K. economy. Ministers want to build on this and therefore are supporting local leaders from the great northern cities to engage with international partners and attract inward investment.
To this end, Mr. Clark and ministers from several Whitehall departments met with leaders from Chinese regional governments along the Yangtze regional economic belt.
The Chinese delegation will head to Sheffield for a series of discussions with their U.K. counterparts from across the Northern Powerhouse about the opportunities for collaboration and investment.
The official delegation will hear from U.K. experts on sustainability, integrated transport planning, primary healthcare, and the creative industries. Please read more here.
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