Opportunities are ripe for Northern companies to do more business in China, a leading law firm has said, following a trade visit to the Far East.
Representatives from Ward Hadaway, which has offices in Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle, made the assessment after attending the China-Shaanxi SME Cross-Border Investment and Trade Cooperation Conference in the city of Xi’an.
The three-day event saw delegates from around the world meet up with representatives of more than 600 companies from Shaanxi Province to help forge new trade links.
During the event, the Ward Hadaway delegation – Head of Commercial Colin Hewitt and Commercial Litigation Partner Elaine Chan – held a series of face to face meetings with representatives from a number of Chinese businesses.
Elaine Chan, who has a range of experience working with businesses in China and those trading with China, said the conference had demonstrated the real appetite which Chinese companies have for doing business with the UK – and the opportunities for the North’s companies in China.
Major infrastructure schemes in China are also a source of potential trade for Northern businesses.
China also offers opportunities to professional services firms such as Ward Hadaway, which provides legal advice to a wide range of clients across the private and public sectors.
Ward Hadaway was among eight delegates from the UK attending the conference, which was organised by Bank of China.