{"id":88637,"date":"2018-02-02T16:49:28","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T16:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=8ddd188771992d902c539d2bc2c6d2f0"},"modified":"2018-02-02T16:49:28","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T16:49:28","slug":"news-story-international-trade-secretary-appoints-new-hm-trade-commissioner-for-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=88637","title":{"rendered":"News story: International Trade Secretary appoints new \u2018HM Trade Commissioner\u2019 for China"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<ul>\n<li>Richard Burn named as HM Trade Commissioner for China<\/li>\n<li>Dr Fox leads delegation of more than 50 British businesses<\/li>\n<li>Prime Minister announces \u00a39 billion of new trade<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Richard Burn is the first of 9 <abbr title=\"HM Trade Commissioners\">HMTCs<\/abbr> to represent and promote the UK in important markets across the world.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes during a UK trade visit to China led by the Prime Minister in which she announced around \u00a39 billion of new deals for British companies.<\/p>\n<p>Trade between the 2 countries is at record levels, worth over \u00a359 billion annually, with British exports to China growing by more than 60% since 2010. The UK is already one of the largest European recipients of Chinese foreign direct investment.<\/p>\n<p>Leading a delegation of more than 50 businesses to China, Dr Fox announced the first <abbr title=\"HM Trade Commissioner\">HMTC<\/abbr> to head the global operations of the Department for International Trade (<abbr title=\"Department for International Trade\">DIT<\/abbr>) in China.<\/p>\n<p>Each of the <abbr title=\"HM Trade Commissioners\">HMTCs<\/abbr> will lead on export promotion, inward and outward investment, and trade policy overseas on behalf of the UK government. Their work will include developing and delivering a regional trade plan setting out <abbr title=\"Department for International Trade\">DIT<\/abbr>\u2019s priorities in important global markets.<\/p>\n<p>International Trade Secretary, Dr Liam Fox, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><abbr title=\"Department for International Trade\">DIT<\/abbr> was established to deliver a new approach to trade and investment promotion and this requires a new, senior, commercial team to lead our trade work overseas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">As an international economic department, we\u2019ve moved quickly to appoint the first of these important roles. With his existing wealth of trade and investment experience, Richard will provide intelligence on the ground, deciding what tailored action is required in China, and playing a vital role in our future global trading relationships.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><abbr title=\"Department for International Trade\">DIT<\/abbr> Permanent Secretary, Antonia Romeo, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I\u2019m delighted to welcome Richard to this important new role in <abbr title=\"Department for International Trade\">DIT<\/abbr>, and look forward to working with him to maximise British trade with the Chinese market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">Establishing a network of <abbr title=\"HM Trade Commissioners\">HMTCs<\/abbr> across the world is an important step in building the capability of the Department. <abbr title=\"HM Trade Commissioners\">HMTCs<\/abbr> will be experts in their regions, providing a clear vision and direction to the department\u2019s global operations.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>HM Trade Commissioner for China, Richard Burn, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">China presents unrivalled opportunities for British companies.  My role as HM Trade Commissioner for China will be to build on the strong links already in place, as we intensify the \u2018golden era\u2019 of UK-China trade. My top priority will be to achieve better market access for sectors in which the UK excels.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Since the start of the visit on Wednesday, Dr Fox has witnessed the signing of a number of commercial deals and also addressed business leaders at a Digital China event promoting future collaboration opportunities between healthcare and big data providers.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Fox also attended a Britain is GREAT reception, showcasing the UK\u2019s creative, consumer, tourism and hospitality sectors.<\/p>\n<p>The visit culminated in today\u2019s China-UK Business Forum, bringing together hundreds of British and Chinese business leaders, including Ali Baba CEO Jack Ma.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"background\">Background<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"about-richard-burn\">About Richard Burn<\/h3>\n<p>Richard Burn is currently <abbr title=\"Department for International Trade\">DIT<\/abbr> Director General in China.<\/p>\n<p>Richard has extensive business experience in China, including with Diageo, APCO and Batey-Burn, a market access and investment consultancy he co-founded and ran from 1989 to 1999. Richard has worked closely with government in China and the UK, including as former Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath\u2019s Private Secretary.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"about-hmtcs\">About <abbr title=\"HM Trade Commissioners\">HMTCs<\/abbr><br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<p>All of the new <abbr title=\"HM Trade Commissioners\">HMTCs<\/abbr> will cooperate closely with HM Ambassadors and High Commissioners, the wider diplomatic network, and other HM Government colleagues based in countries in their region, in a joined-up and co-ordinated government effort overseas to promote UK trade and prosperity.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the roles will also have Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Consul-General responsibilities in the cities where they are based.<\/p>\n<p>In total, there will be 9 geographical areas that the HM Trade Commissioners will cover:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Africa<\/li>\n<li>Asia-Pacific<\/li>\n<li>China<\/li>\n<li>Eastern Europe and Central Asia Network<\/li>\n<li>Europe<\/li>\n<li>Latin America<\/li>\n<li>Middle East<\/li>\n<li>North America<\/li>\n<li>South Asia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Further <abbr title=\"HM Trade Commissioners\">HMTCs<\/abbr> will be appointed shortly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Liam Fox announces Richard Burn as the new HM Trade Commissioner for China during a trade visit to the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88637"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=88637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88637\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=88637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=88637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=88637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}