China Visits – 1st January 2017 -27th July 2020 (day of response) FoI NCC 0453228-20

Date Duration Destination Name/Position Reasons/Benefits Places visited and people Costs of Trip (£) Source of Funding Details of Gifts Financial of City of NCC of Trip met • Travel for trip organisation Benefits Trip Participants • Accommodation meeting the • Received received by NCC (number of • costs • Value Expenses as a NCC travellers) • Other • Source result if trip eg

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Visit 1 16th 7 nights Ningbo - Cllr Mrs Kay To further The Hangzhou leg of the Approval for a 2-party delegation The costs of the As column 8. Various gifts NA Sept 17th-18th Cutts MBE – economic, social, trip was focused around to attend was given by NCC trip were met by exchanged 17 September Leader of the cultural and meetings at/facilitated Policy Committee 21st June 2017 NCC as indicated. Other partners during the to Council educational ties by the Provincial with the following budgeted from trip – all 23rd between the Government in the sums (b). Actual costs (a) were Any additional Nottinghamshire below an Sept 19th Mr Anthony county of context of a Friendship reported to Policy Committee on hospitality in attending the approximated 17 September May, Chief Nottinghamshire Agreement signed in the 18th Oct 17 Ningbo/Shanghai trip met their value of £50 Executive and the Province April 2017 between was met by the own costs eg Hangzhou of for Nottinghamshire and 1. Travel to Heathrow/parking University of Nottingham 20-23 2 x NCC the purposes of Zhejiang. £250 (b) £341.30 (a) Nottingham/British Trent University September travellers as economic 2. Flights/Transfers £2500 (b) Consulate. part of a wider growth. Meetings were held with £2359.34 (a) delegation the following and/or 3. Visas/Insurance £900 (b) Hospitality in from the The first part of representatives of: £419 (a) Hangzhou was region the trip related • The Governor of 4. Accommodation/transfers provided at the to an annual Zhejiang, Mr £1500(b) £699.49 (a) cost of the University of Jiajun 5. Other costs Provincial Nottingham • Madam Wu – Chair (hospitality/gifts/translation) Government of hosted On- Zhejiang Council for £750 (b) £699.05 (a) Zhejiang location trip to the Promotion of their Ningbo and International Trade - TOTAL BUDGET £5900 Malaysian Chairman ACTUAL COSTS £4698 campuses (NCC • Mr Guo Huawei – participated in Director General of the Ningbo the Education Dept element only) • Mr Meng Gang – with the second Director General of part dedicated to Commerce Dept meetings in • Mr Gray Zhang, Hangzhou. Chairman Zhejiang Shelf Company

• Other meetings took place with Hangzhou Normal University and the Sports Bureau. And visits were undertaken to the HQs of Geely and Alibaba Visit 2 Date Duration Destination Name/Position Reasons/Benefits Places visited and people Costs of Trip (£) Source of Funding Details of Gifts Financial of City of NCC of Trip met • Travel for trip organisation Benefits Trip Participants • Accommodation meeting the • Received received by NCC (number of • Expenses costs • Value as a NCC travellers) • Other • Source result if trip eg

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 23rd 8 nights Guiyang, Mr Anthony To increase Guiyang meetings were NA – met by external body, no Midlands Engine As Column 8 NA NA Nov May, Chief opportunities for held with the following cost to NCC 18– 24-27 Nov Executive trade and and/or representatives 1st investment of: Dec 1 x NCC between the 18 traveller as regions and to Hangzhou, part of a explore • Mr Wang, Director Zhejiang Midlands opportunities for of Guizhou 27th – 29th Engine trade collaboration in Commerce Bureau Nov delegation R&D and sector • Wen Xiating, Chair specialisms and Guizhou Hengfeng Shanghai to adopt a 5-year Football Club and 29-30th plan. Guizhou Football Nov Association • FAST building and Travel 1st experience Centre Dec • Joint meeting with: Guizhou Education Bureau, Tourism Department, Science and Technology Department, Women’s Federation and Airport Group • Mr Yuan, Governor of Guizhou • Round table with Guizhou DRC, Guizhou Commerce Bureau and Guiyang Municipal Government • Mayor of Guiyang and • Big Data Centre

Hangzhou meetings were held with: • Officials from Hangzhou Airport/Zhejiang Airport Group • British Consulate • Hangzhou Creative and Design Centre • Mr Yuan Jiajun, Governor Zhejiang • Representatives of Alibaba Shanghai meetings were with: • Consul General • Representatives of Hongqiao Airport and BHX- Chinese Airlines and • Huawei

Note 3 in bound trips to Nottinghamshire took place (in the requested timeframe) :

1. 7-8th April 17 - the Vice Governor of the Provincial Government of Zhejiang led a delegation of colleagues to the county and a Friendship Agreement was signed 2. 12-13th April 17 – The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade visited the County to scope out opportunities for a UK(Nottinghamshire)/China (Zhejiang) Business Symposium 3. 26th June 17- UK(Nottinghamshire)/China (Zhejiang) Business Symposium, Nottingham Conference Centre