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China's new direction - challenges and opportunities for US Policy

Dear CBI Members and Partners,

Please find a link below to a comprehensive review of the policy challenges and opportunities facing the US as articulated by a star-crossed panel of China scholars.

China's new direction - challenges and opportunities

The full report can be downloaded below and our sincere thanks to the Asia Society for sharing the Report in association with its centre on US-China relations and UC San Diego's School of global policy and strategy 21st Century China Centre.

Download 2021-china-new-direction-report_updated_0

 

Age Rules - the arrival of the post 60s generation in Chinese politics - Macro Polo

Dear CBI members and Partners,

Please find an insightful and thought provoking paper by Macro Polo Managing Director, Damian Ma, and Joshua Henderson, Student Fellow at Macro Polo.

Age Rules - Post 60s generation in Chinese Politics Macro Polo

Our sincere thanks to Macro Polo for kindly providing these insights.

China Dialogue - Environmental News Digest 01-06 Jan 2022

For reports, interviews and insights into a country shaping the world please review China Dialogue directly here.

Download News digest China Dialogue 01-06 Jan 2022

With grateful thanks to the team at China Dialogue for so very kindly sharing this content.

Britain's Image Overseas - A 2021 Survey

Dear CBI members and Partners,

 

Kindly find a useful report published in Dec 2021 by VisitBritain. The Headline Summary makes for interesting reading, particularly if you then review China's ranking of UK attributes later in the report.

The full report can be downloaded below. Our thanks to VisitBritain for kindly sharing this information.

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Britain’s image overseas

The Anholt Nation Brands Index ranked 60 nations in 2021 and the UK ranked 5th as a nation brand, behind Germany, Canada, Japan and Italy. 

The Anholt-Ipsos Nation Brands Index is an annual online study amongst 60,000 consumers in 20 panel countries around the world. Respondents score 60 nations on a raft of attributes including some relating to tourism, culture and people as well as those relating to exports, governance and immigration. Respondents are representative of the online population in each market. In 2021, there were some methodological changes whereby the number of interviews tripled, 60 nations were ranked vs 50 in previous years and Saudi Arabia replaced Egypt in the panel countries. 

Rank	Nation	Rank	Nation
1	Germany	6	France
2	Canada	7	Switzerland
3	Japan	8	United States
4	Italy	9	Sweden
5	United Kingdom	10	Australia

There were significant changes to the top 10 nation brands in 2021 with the UK dropping 3 rankings to 5^th place after reaching a record 2nd place in 2020. 

The overall nation brand is made up of scores for six dimensions: Tourism, Culture, People, Immigration-Investment, Exports and Governance and there were declines across most of the dimensions in 2021.

Looking at the dimensions relevant for tourism, the UK ranked 6^th out of 60 nations for Tourism and 4^th for Culture. Within these dimensions the UK ranked highest for contemporary culture, sport, historic buildings/monuments and vibrant city life. Within other dimensions, education qualifications, having a close friend from the UK and willingness to live and work in the UK were held in high regard as well. Attributes such as natural beauty, welcome and behaving responsibly to protect the environment were ranked lowest in 2021. 

The table below shows in more detail how well Britain performed across Tourism, Culture, People, Exports, Immigration and Investment, and Governance.

UK’s ranks for all dimensions and attributes

Hexagon dimensions / attribute	UK rank in 2021	Hexagon dimensions / attribute	UK rank in 2021
Tourism	6	People	10
Rich in historic buildings & monuments	5	If visited, people would make me feel very welcome	18
Vibrant city life & urban attractions	6	Would like a person from country as a close friend	3
Would like to visit if money was no object	7	Would employ well-qualified person from country	6
Rich in natural beauty	31
Culture	4	Exports	4
Interesting & exciting for contemporary culture	4	Major contributor to innovation in science & technology	5
Excels at sport	4	Feel better about buying products if made there	6
Has a rich cultural heritage	8	Creative, cutting edge ideas & new ways of thinking	6
Immigration-investment	5	Governance	11
Willing to live & work there for a substantial period	5	Competently and honestly governed	11
A place with a high quality of life	8	Respect the rights of citizens & treats with fairness	10
A good place to study for educational qualifications	2	Behaves responsibly in int. peace & security	9
Has businesses I'd like to invest in	6	Behaves responsibly to protect the environment	15
Cares about equality in society	12	Behaves responsibly to help reduce world poverty	10

Read our full report on how the world views Britain (PDF, 524 KB). Published December 2021

China IP Newsletter Dec 2021

 

 

Dear CBI Members and Partners,

Please find the Dec 2021 IP Newsletter below highlighting the latest news and IP developments in China.

Download China IP Newsletter December 2021

For more information kindly contact: leo.zhuang@fcdo.gov.uk

China Direct would like to thank the IP team for sharing this information.

China's coming property correction - a soft landing?

Dear CBI Members and Partners,

Please find insights into China's property market challenges from Macro Polo the Paulson Institute's Think Tank.

China's coming property correction - a soft landing

With our sincere thanks to the Paulson Institute and Macro Polo for kindly sharing these insights.

China Dialogue - China's climate goals withstand heat - 2021 A Year in Review

For reports, interviews and insights into a country shaping the world please review China Dialogue directly here.

Full Link can be found at A year in review - China's climate goals withstand heat

With grateful thanks to the team at China Dialogue for so very kindly sharing their year in review.

China Dialogue - Environmental News Digest 20-23 Dec 21

Please review the latest environmental news digest from China Dialogue focusing on China's international timber management initiatives following COP26 below.

China Dialogue Timber Management COP26 Initiatives

For more reports, interviews and insights into a country shaping the world please review China Dialogue directly here.

With grateful thanks to the team at China Dialogue for so very kindly sharing.

Date for diaries: Year Ahead 2022: Global Markets and Strategy Outlook 20 Jan 22

 

Year Ahead 2022: Global Markets and Strategy Outlook

20 January

This webinar is delivered by BritCham Singapore who will host a panel of experts from NatWest bank. The speakers will discuss key themes published in NatWest markets' annual flagship publication and provide their forecasts for the year, as well as where and why their views differ from market consensus.

The speakers will be explaining the main drivers of potential market moves and how markets might react to key events to help attendees navigate the markets over the next 12 months.

Join this webinar to find out more details on

🔹 assessments and analysis of major market topics including FX

🔹 deep dives into important political/macroeconomic themes.

For more information and to sign up for this webinar please click here.

Our sincere thanks to the UKABC and British Chamber Singapore for kindly sharing this information.

 

Report: 2021 ASEAN Food & Beverage Distributor Survey

Report: 2021 ASEAN Food & Beverage Distributor Survey

Incite is a food and beverage export development agency specialising in launching globally recognisable brands into Asia Pacific markets.

In September 2021, they gave 1,000+ importers and distributors in their network across Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, and Thailand the opportunity to share their views on the state of the imported F&B sector in their markets.

This report shares data collected and qualitative commentary from leading importers and distributors in the region.

For enquires about this report, contact getincite@exportincite.com

The Report can be accessed here.

With grateful thanks to the UKABC and Getincite for kindly sharing this Report.