近日，首届中国国际进口博览会期间英方重要活动之一——第六届英中贸易协会中国境外投资大会在上海成功举办，大会共迎来了300多位参会嘉宾。

The 6th CBBC China Outbound Conference, part of the UK's official programme during the first China International Import Expo (CIIE), was held in Shanghai, with over 300 guests attending the conference.

英中贸易协会主席沙逊勋爵在欢迎辞中拉开大会的帷幕。英国驻华贸易公使彭雅贤、中国国际贸易促进委员会驻加拿大代表处总代表胡凡、上海市商务委员会副主任杨朝、伦敦市纽汉区区长罗克萨那·菲亚兹、总部基地国际联盟主席周小明等嘉宾出席会议并分别致辞。

CBBC Chairman, Lord Sassoon opened the conference with a welcome speech. Speeches were also given by Richard Burn, HM Trade Commissioner for China, Department for International Trade, Fan Hu, Chief Representative, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Office in Canada, Chao Yang, Vice Chairman, Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce, Rokhsana Fiaz, Mayor of Newham, London Borough of Newham, and Xiaoming Zhou, Chairman of ABP International Alliance, in the Plenary Session.

今年的大会恰逢中国的国际进口博览会，成为英方支持对两国商品和服务的贸易、促进双边投资合作伙伴关系的重要平台。

This year's conference coincided with China International Import Expo, which was an important platform for the UK to support trade in goods and services and promote bilateral investment partnership between the two countries.

当天，伦敦市纽汉区与长兴经济技术开发区、ABP总部基地皇家阿尔伯特码头与长兴经济技术开发区、ABP国际联盟与上海外国投资促进中心还分别签署了合作备忘录。

Three MOUs were signed respectively between London Borough of Newham and Changxing Economic and Technical Zone, ABP Royal Albert Dock and Changxing Economic & Technological Development Zone, ABP International Alliance and Invest Shanghai.

本届大会不仅探讨了英中经贸合作的整体形势，同时聚焦“一带一路”、科技创新和知识产权保护、通过兼并收购在英投资、英国服务业合作机会以及如何在英开展业务等一系列热点议题，为中国商界人士的对英投资提供了一系列经验和指南。

The conference not only explored the overall picture of UK-China economic and trade cooperation, but also focused discussion on a number of hot topics such as, "The Belt & Road Initiative", "Technology, IP and Innovation – Opportunities for China-UK Collaboration", "Investing in the UK through M&A", "Opportunities in the UK Services Sector" and "Doing Business in the UK". The conference provided Chinese businesses with clear insights and guidelines on how to invest and do business in the UK.

中国境外投资大会是英中贸易协会在中国举办的规模最大的活动，旨在吸引对英国的投资，并促进在第三国的英中合作伙伴关系。今年是大会第三次落户上海。上海是一个吸引外商投资的主要目的地，占到了中国实际利用外资的14.7%，有超过580家全球公司在上海建立了总部，也包括许多领先的英国公司。英中贸易协会期待在未来持续推动英中在经贸领域深化合作。

The China Outbound Conference is the largest event held by the China-Britain Business Council in China, aiming to attract investment into the UK and promote UK-China partnerships in third countries. This year was the third time the conference was held in Shanghai. Shanghai is a major destination for foreign investments, accounting for 14.7% of China’s foreign investment in actual use. Over 580 global companies have established their headquarters in Shanghai, of which many are UK companies. The China-Britain Business Council will continue to promote UK-China cooperation in trade and investment.