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Author Archives: Jeremy Gordon

UKTI Business Specialist

Jeremy has focused on China business issues for the past 15 years, half of them based in the region. In addition to holding directorships with companies operating in the UK and China, he has developed and managed highly regarded China-focused consulting firms in Hong Kong and the UK, and has acted as an advisor and resource for some of the leading international industrial and service firms in the market.

Originally in Hong Kong as an officer on a placement with the British Army, Jeremy went on to gain trade, investment and consulting experience working in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Initially involved in sales of chemicals and industrial machinery from Hong Kong, he has since provided a wide range of research, strategy, risk management and support services to companies facing the challenges of market entry or expansion in China and its distinct regional markets.

After completing a Short Service Limited Commission with the Gurkhas, Jeremy studied law at Newcastle University before moving to Taiwan. He has since also completed executive management and strategy courses at Harvard Business School.

In addition to his business interests, Jeremy has been a Committee Member of a leading China-focused business networking organisation in the UK, and a Trustee of China-focused charity that supports Chinese children.

He has worked closely with UKTI and the China-Britain Business Council on China-related business issues.

China Buyers On A Mission

4 March 2009 – 11:52 am

Long gone are the days when people talked about things simply being “made in China” (or even “designed in China”). More recently all the talk has been about “bought by China”…and that was the focus of the China buying mission to Europe, led by Commerce Minister Chen Deming, which finished with a US$2 billion flourish [...]

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China: Stimulating Confidence

5 February 2009 – 4:02 pm

China’s Premier, Wen Jiabao, made the UK the last stop on his European visit. At a major business dinner on Sunday night, organised by the China-Britain Business Council, he outlined China’s response to the global economic crisis.
China’s fiscal stimulus package revolves around an RMB4 trillion (US$586 billion) package, with more money in the pipeline. Even [...]

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My very Chinese week: GDP, RMB, a Wine Port, a Teas Port…

5 January 2009 – 5:47 pm

2009 is likely to be interesting for lots of reasons, and it is also likely to be busy, especially on the China front. For anyone interested in doing business in China, there is almost always a China event going on somewhere in the UK – corporate briefings, conferences, research presentations, and inbound delegations. Even some [...]

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Beyond Beijing

21 October 2008 – 9:49 am

In the space between the end of the Beijing Olympics and the start of China’s National Day holidays in October, I managed to fit in a market visit to China – to one of China’s emerging regional cities (a high growth part of a high growth market!).
Beijing and Shanghai and Guangzhou – the big three – are the standard [...]

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New Website for New Wave Markets

23 September 2008 – 10:19 am

Hot off the press – I got news this morning of the launch of UKTI and the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) new website on “New Wave Markets“, including the BRICs – Brazil, Russia, India and China – which are all part of UKTI’s High Growth Markets Programme.
As well as market information and news, some reports [...]

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Seek (IPR) Truth from the (PRC) Facts

2 September 2008 – 2:59 pm

While the title of this post paraphrases Deng Xiaoping’s famous words, I am pretty sure it does not breach any sort of copyright…which is a good thing, given that this post is about protecting such rights.
When I talk to companies about doing (or not doing) business in China, the most frequent worry relates to the [...]

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A (Chinese) Doctor in the House

19 August 2008 – 9:14 am

On a day full of meetings I recently managed to fit in an unexpected, last-minute visitor from Beijing to my schedule. As the High Growth Markets Programme has a focus on helping UK companies that are yet to make inroads into China (or any one of our 17 target markets), most of my time is spent here, [...]

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China Joins the Conversation

12 August 2008 – 12:11 pm

China seems to be part of every conversation at the moment – and not just because of the Beijing Olympics – so it seems to be a good time to add it to the conversation that is developing on this blog.
I will be blogging about doing business in China, which has been my focus for [...]

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