{"id":21997,"date":"2015-10-30T10:58:55","date_gmt":"2015-10-30T10:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wearesevenhills.com\/?p=21997"},"modified":"2015-10-30T10:58:55","modified_gmt":"2015-10-30T10:58:55","slug":"sheffield-forges-international-connections-during-presidential-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wearesevenhills.com\/sheffield-forges-international-connections-during-presidential-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"SHEFFIELD FORGES INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS DURING PRESIDENTIAL VISIT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As President Xi Jinping arrived on his state visit to the UK last week to a Royal welcome, UK businesses and public figures resoundingly backed new trading links between the UK and the Chinese super-economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Seven Hills supported the University of Sheffield\u2019s campaign to underline the importance to the UK of building our future\u2019s infrastructure with the help of dynamic investors from China.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Partners in Chinese industry are playing a key role in extending the University of Sheffield\u2019s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centres, two High-Value Manufacturing Catapults supported by Innovate UK. The unbeatable R&amp;D capabilities at these centres is ensuring the UK is prepared to expand and upgrade its manufacturing sector.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Professor Sir Keith Burnett, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield and Chair of Sheffield\u2019s Confucius Institute, was a frequent media commentator throughout the duration of the visit, arguing that China has an important role to play in building a balanced and prosperous UK economy. Media highlights included <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/cndy\/2015-10\/20\/content_22227376.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\">China Daily<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/news.xinhuanet.com\/english\/2015-10\/25\/c_134747856.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\">Xinhua News<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/sponsored\/china-watch\/business\/11939040\/chinese-investors-perfect-for-britain-nuclear-demand.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\">The Daily Telegraph<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">With the President two days into the state visit, University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Sir Keith Burnett spoke on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/videos\/2015-10-22\/a-new-era-china-signs-mega-deals-with-the-u-k-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\">Bloomberg\u2019s Countdown<\/span><\/a> show about the ways in which China and the UK can work together to solve the problems faced by both nations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The following day, President Xi Jinping\u2019s visit to Manchester emulated Chancellor George Osborne\u2019s visit to the Xinjiang region a month before and highlighted the need for infrastructure and trade deals that will bring prosperity to the whole economy \u2013 in this case, the UK\u2019s Northern Powerhouse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Sir Keith Burnett told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TmTYMevOfbA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\">Sky News<\/span><\/a> about the significance of this visit and the capabilities that ensure that China\u2019s work in the Northern Powerhouse can benefit the UK, saying: \u2018It\u2019s going to take time, but I think building those relationships is a very important goal.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As President Xi Jinping arrived on his state visit to the UK last week to a Royal welcome, UK businesses and public figures resoundingly 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