During the meeting, the vice premier sought to assure attendees that \u201c<\/span>China remains committed to further opening up and that China will also continue to work to improve our business environment and values the suggestions put forward by foreign business.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n CBBC members Jaguar Land Rover, InterContinental Hotels Group, and AstraZeneca joined the meeting, during which the British car brand outlined its aims and intentions for the market going forward. Vice Premier Hu asked the ministries attending to take a close look at the recommendations shared by the businesses present and work to address the problems.<\/p>\n Following the meeting, Tom Simpson, CBBC’s managing director and chief representative in China, said: \u201c<\/span>British business remains committed to the Chinese market and hold a long-term view for their investments here. Today’s meeting was an ideal opportunity to reinforce this message and receive feedback from Vice Premier Hu and the Vice Ministers in attendance on the suggestions raised.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n HM Trade Commissioner for China, John Edwards; CBBC’s Vice-Chair Duncan Clark with Vice Governor of Hubei Province, Zhao Haishan<\/p><\/div>\n On the first day of the Expo, members also met with the governor of Shanxi province, Lin Wu, and the vice governor of Hubei province, Zhao Haishan.<\/p>\n During the meeting, the governor of Shanxi province, Lin Wu, outlined the province\u2019s <\/span>capability in energy production and its ambition to adapt away from a focus on the energy industry<\/a> to advanced manufacturing and other high-tech industries. Governor Lin also updated members on Shanxi\u2019<\/span>s plans to achieve carbon neutrality and expressed his desire that British businesses work closely with their Shanxi-based counterparts to achieve this goal.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/focus.cbbc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lp-navigator.png\")
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