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Trade and Investment Minister visits China – Day Five

July 5, 2019 by kristenmcnicoll No Comments | Category Culture, Economy, Investment

Trade and Investment Minister Ivan McKee is visiting China this week to promote the growing economic, cultural and educational links between Scotland and the world’s second largest economy.

On the final day of his visit on Friday 5 July, Mr McKee hosted a breakfast meeting with GlobalScot Alan Hepburn, CEO of The Hepburn Group to discuss Scotland’s Export Growth Plan and the role of GlobalScots in supporting its delivery before attending a Chinese Overseas Investment Network Roundtable.

He then met with companies Ctrip – an existing Chinese investor in Scotland – and Modo – a Scottish technology company that has entered the China market at an early stage.

Meeting Ctrip

He also met with the Vice Mayor of Shanghai to talk about links between Scotland and Shanghai, particularly cultural relations.

Meeting with Shanghai vice mayor

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