Conservative_Friends_of_the_Chinese

Conservative Friends of the Chinese

Conservative Friends of the Chinese

Membership organization engaging with the British Chinese community on UK - China relations

The Conservative Friends of the Chinese[1] is a membership organization that engages with the British Chinese community on UK - China relations. It is linked to the Conservative Party in the UK and actively campaigns for the Party in the British Chinese community.[2]

The group was launched by Boris Johnson in May 2013 to an audience of 200 from the community[3] and then followed by an event at No. 11 Downing Street with Chancellor George Osborne.[4] Since its formation, the group has organized events by UK Cabinet Ministers to engage the British Chinese community.[5]

Patron

Chairs

Notable members

Sub-groups and sister organizations

The Conservative Friends of the Chinese work closely with other affiliated groups of the Conservative Party, which are listed below.

  • Conservative Parliamentary China Group
  • Conservative Friends of the Chinese (London) - Chinese Conservative Group, Mark Field
  • The Shanghai Blue Club - Conservatives Abroad
  • The Beijing Blue Club - Conservatives Abroad

References

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    "Conservative Friends of the Chinese". Conservative Friends of the Chinese. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
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    "Securing the Majority 6) Build on CCHQ's ethnic minority campaigning". Conservative Home. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
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    BBC英伦网记者 立行. "英保守党成立华人组织 博弈英中关系 - BBC UKChina - 走进英国". BBC. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
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    "保守党华人之友夏季酒会在唐宁街11号 at UKCBA.ORG". Ukcba.com. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
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    "Befriending Britain's Chinese: Conservatives reach out – Nee Hao Magazine". Neehao.co.uk. 2014-11-27. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
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    "House of Commons Patron". Conservative Friends of the Chinese. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
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    "Parliamentary Chairman". Conservative Friends of the Chinese. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
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    "Politician Alan Mak makes history as first Chinese elected to British parliament | South China Morning Post". Scmp.com. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
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    "British Chinese in Profile: Jackson Ng – Nee Hao Magazine". Neehao.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
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    "星島手機版". M.singtao.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
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    Dunn, Connor (May 30, 2017). "St Helens North constituency candidates for General Election 2017". liverpoolecho.
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