Peter Mandelson assured the Chinese PM that critics of Beijing s human-rights record would be proved wrong during a lobbying meeting on behalf of rich clients.
The Labour peer, who has been advising party leader Sir Keir Starmer on how to boost his poll ratings, told the meeting of business leaders and Chinese officials that Premier Li Keqiang would not be hearing complaints from the European side today – despite mounting international criticism of China s authoritarian rule and alleged cover-up of the origins of the coronavirus pandemic.
Minutes of the February 5 meeting, which have been leaked to The Mail on Sunday, said: With one side [UK] missing any governmental representation, Peter Mandelson acted in that role.
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SOURCE / ECONOMY By Global Times Published: Feb 20, 2021 06:11 PM
People wait in line outside a Burberry store in the Badaling Outlets shopping plaza on Feb 6. Photo: Li Hao/GT
From long queues to get into luxury shops to purchases of gold accessories and expensive hotel bookings, China saw a boom in spending by consumers with deep pockets during the weeklong Spring Festival holiday, leading experts to predict an annual growth rate of up to 7 percent in consumer spending for 2021.
During the Spring Festival holiday - when Chinese consumers traditionally open their wallets - there have been ten-meter-long lineups to get into some stores selling expensive designer goods in major cities like Beijing and Shanghai, continuing the holiday spending spree.
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2021-02-08 16:35:21 GMT2021-02-09 00:35:21(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
NUR-SULTAN, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) China Enterprises Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan began operations on Monday with a preparatory meeting held online.
At the meeting, twenty-two Chinese enterprises and organizations in Kazakhstan formed the first council, and elected its first president, vice presidents and secretary general.
Wang Jian, counsellor of the Economic and Commercial Counsellor s Office at the Chinese Embassy in Kazakhstan, said the chamber of commerce would promote bilateral cooperation and boost the high-quality development of overseas Chinese enterprises and business associations.
According to Gao Qi, chief representative of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade in Kazakhstan, the chamber of commerce would unite and serve Chinese enterprises in Kazakhstan, acting as a bridge of win-win cooperation between the business communities of the two countries.