Message from our Chairman

UKNCC has regular contact with the UK Foreign Office and the Chinese Embassy as and when this is necessary to take forward UKNCC’s stated objectives and specific projects.

• Nov 2022 Meeting with Belfast City leaders and Consul General in Northern Ireland, to discuss the potential for region to region cooperation on climate change and cities transition to zero carbon. Meeting with Ambassador Zheng Zeguang at the Chinese Embassy in London to discuss strengthening mutual understanding. Round table with Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University, China Forum with Senior Colonel (retired) ZHOU Bo to discuss international security.

• Oct 2022 Meetings with Consul General in Northern Ireland, to discuss bilateral relations, majoring on potentIal for region to region cooperation in sustainable energy; meetings at Chinese Embassy to discuss bilateral educational exchange. UKNCC’s Chief Executive contributed to a Symposium on the 20th National Congress of the CCP hosted by Ambassador Zheng.

• Sep 2022 UKNCC's Chairman and Chief Executive both spoke at a Forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on the future of cooperation in science and education.  UKNCC publishes its sources of funding for period Sept 2021 - 2022.

• August 2022 meetings at the Chinese Embassy to discuss bilateral relations, majoring on shared concerns regarding mitigation of climate change.

• July 2022: first meeting with Mme ZHANG Meifang Consul General in Northern Ireland, to introduce UKNCC and discuss relations between Northern Ireland and China. Visit to USA for meetings with Stephen Orlins, President, National Committee on US-China Relations; Yukon Huang and Michael Nelson, Senior Fellows, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Josh Lipsky, Director of GeoEconomics Center, Atlantic Council; Charles Freeman, SVP Asia, US Chamber of Commerce; to discuss geopolitical affairs.  Meetings with Consulate Generals in Manchester and Edinburgh re: regional interests.

• June 2022: convened a round table discussion exploring the outlook for Sino-Scottish relations with leaders representing the broad range of Scottish interests with Ambassador Zheng Zeguang and his team. UKNCC Chief Executive visited the Chinese Embassy in London to discuss environmental issues of concern to both the UK and China. UKNCC attended a Belt and Road Initiative conference hosted by Lancaster University - contributing to the Business and Economics panel.

• May 2022: first meeting with Mr. MA Qiang, Consul General in Edinburgh, to introduce UKNCC and discuss Sino-Scottish relations.

• April 2022: delivered the UK China Hydrogen Energy Cooperation Forum as part of the UKNCC Climate Change Programme. See https://ukncc.org/climate-change for full details.

• March 2022: UKNCC first meeting with Ambassador Zheng Zeguang at the Chinese Embassy in London. Discussion focussed on introducing UKNCC and its mission and majored on the topic of potential for UK - China cooperation on Climate Change.

• Jan 2022: online meeting with Mr. ZHENG Xi Yuan, Consul General in Manchester and specialists from UK and China. Discussion focused on the potential for cooperation on tackling Climate Change using Hydrogen technologies through the lens of city twinning (Manchester and Wuhan).

• Oct 2021: meetings with Mr. ZHENG Xi Yuan, Consul General in Manchester; Mr. YANG Xiaoguang, Minister and First Staff Member, Embassy of China in the UK; to introduce UKNCC and discuss climate change & sustainability summit, AFTERcop26. Oct 2021: delivered Bilateral UK-China AFTERcop26 summit with Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University; China Public Diplomacy Association; British Council; Eden Project; Manchester City; WWF-UK and WWF-China.

• Aug & Sept 2021: meetings with Rupert Ainley, FCDO; Matt Burney, Director, British Council China (Minister, Culture & Education, British Embassy, Beijing); and Caroline Wilson DCMG, British Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China; to up date them on preparations for UKNCC climate change & sustainability summit, AFTERcop26.

• Aug 2021: Help Desk for UK Parliamentarians and Civic Leaders introduced.

• April 2021: Guest Contributor Programme and Regional Debate Series introduced.

• Mar 2021: Advisory Board announced to coincide with the publication of HMG's Integrated Review.

• Nov 2020: incorporated at Companies House as an educational not-for-profit Community Interest Company (CIC).

• May to Sept 2020: consultation process with >100 UK politicians, business people and leaders of civil society.