Conservative Friends of the Chinese

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The Conservative Friends of the Chinese [1] is a membership organization that engages with the British Chinese community on UK - China relations. It is linked to the Conservative Party in the UK and actively campaigns for the Party in the British Chinese community. [2]

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The group was launched by Boris Johnson in May 2013 to an audience of 200 from the community [3] and then followed by an event at No. 11 Downing Street with Chancellor George Osborne. [4] Since its formation, the group has organized events by UK Cabinet Ministers to engage the British Chinese community. [5]

Patron

Chairs

Notable members

Sub-groups and sister organizations

The Conservative Friends of the Chinese work closely with other affiliated groups of the Conservative Party, which are listed below.

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  2. ↑ "Securing the Majority 6) Build on CCHQ's ethnic minority campaigning". Conservative Home. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  3. ↑ BBC英伦网记者 立行. "英保守党成立华人组织 博弈英中关系 - BBC UKChina - 走进英国". BBC. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
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  5. ↑ "Befriending Britain's Chinese: Conservatives reach out – Nee Hao Magazine". Neehao.co.uk. 2014-11-27. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  6. ↑ "House of Commons Patron". Conservative Friends of the Chinese. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
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