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Annex C: Scotland-China Weblinks
- The Scottish Executive's new China websection is designed to share information on China-related activity within Scotland and Scottish activity within China. It includes profiles for each of China's regions and a calendar of forthcoming events: www.scotland.gov.uk/china
- The Executive's website for international promotion of Scotland: www.scotlandistheplace.com
- The British Embassy and Consulates General in China: www.uk.cn
- Scottish Development International provide advice and support for Scottish firms seeking to do business with China and for Chinese firms seeking to do business with Scotland. www.scottishdevelopmentinternational.com
- UK Trade & Investment: the UK Government organisation that supports companies in the UK doing business internationally and overseas enterprises seeking to set up or expand in the UK. www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk
- The China Britain Business Council ( CBBC) located its first UK regional office in Glasgow and provides varying degrees of support to Scottish firms seeking to do business with China, drawing on its network of offices and staff in both the UK and China. www.cbbc.org
- The Scotland-China Association is involved in various China-related activities and is particularly active on the cultural front, organising events catering for people with an interest in all aspects of Chinese life and civilisation, both past and present. www.scotchina.org
- The 48 Group Club, which has an active Scottish arm, is a membership organisation primarily for managers developing China business for British organizations from all sectors: industry, commerce, government, education, sports, culture and the law. www.48groupclub.org
- The Great Britain-China Centre works to foster and develop relations between the UK and China and to promote mutual knowledge and understanding. www.gbcc.org.uk
- The Scottish Council for Development and Industry ( SCDI) have a long track record in developing trade links with China: www.scdi.org.uk
- The Royal Society of Edinburgh ( RSE) have a Memorandum of Understanding with the prestigious Chinese Academy of Science and run an exchange programme to foster bilateral science links. www.royalsoced.org.uk
- The Scottish Qualifications Authority ( SQA) is developing Chinese course materials in Scotland and is active across China, enabling thousands of Chinese students to gain internationally recognised qualifications that are based on Scottish qualifications. www.sqa.org.uk
- The British Council www.britishcouncil.org/scotland have offices in Edinburgh and across China, where they provide the cultural and education section of the British Embassy and Consulates General. In China, the Council promotes and supports UK education and training, the arts, and science and technology. In Scotland, the Council administers the Executive-funded, Scottish International Scholarship Programme and manages Scottish Networks International www.scottishni.org which places high calibre overseas postgraduates from Scottish universities with Scottish businesses. The Council also administers Education UK Scotland www.educationukscotland.org which promotes Scottish education at all levels and administers the summer camps, language assistant and teacher exchange schemes. The British Council has dedicated China websites: www.britishcouncil.org.cn and www.educationuk.org.un
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