1、Report on the Development ofChinese Enterprises in the UK2024February 2025ContentsChairmans MessageExecutive SummaryChapter 1:Landscape of Chinese Companies in the UK010315Demographic Highlights of Companies SurveyedPeople and GovernanceFinancial Performance of Chinese Companies in the UKViews on th
2、e UKs Business EnvironmentChapter 2:CollaborationChapter 3:InnovationChapter 4:Appendix:Full Survey Questions and Responses45617512024 was a year of profound global transformation,with the world economy navigating a challenging period amid persistent uncertainties and structural shifts.The reconfgur
3、ation of global supply chains,accelerated energy transitions,rapid technological advancements,and evolving geopolitical dynam-ics have shaped an increasingly complex land-scape for multinational enterprises.One of the shifts was a signifcant political change in the UK,with a new Labour government ta
4、king ofce in July.Encouragingly,the new government has taken a more pragmatic approach to UK-China relations,marked by increased high-level engage-ments and signs of deeper bilateral cooperation.In its manifesto1,published before the general election on 4th July 2024,the Labour party prom-ised to br
5、ing a“long-term and strategic approach”to managing UK-China relations.In October 2024,Foreign Secretary David Lammy visited China2 and emphasised the UKs commit-ment to expanding cooperation in areas such as climate change,energy,environmental protection,technology,economy and trade,investment,and i
6、nternational development3.At the G20 summit in Brazil in November,the UKs Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer met Chinas President XI Jinping4.Starmer expressed the UKs desire to be a“predictable and pragmatic partner”and proposed a full bilateral Chairmans MessageChairmanChina Chamber of Commerce in th