Media Report: 2016 Chinese New Year Dinner
Executive Summary
The annual Chinese New Year Dinner of the 48 Group Club took place on 25th January 2016
at Dorchester Hotel. Over 500 leaders from the UK-Sino Community attended the event.
Lord Jim O’Neill, Commercial Secretary to the Treasury gave the keynote speech.
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Media present: include all the top journalists from Chinese government media:
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Xinhua New Agency
People’s Daily
Economic Daily
Chinese Financial News
UK Chinese Times
Phoenix TV
Phoenix New Media
China Radio International
China Daily
Nouvelles D’Europe
Media coverage: Overwhelmingly successful
1> On average, one single event of the 48 Group Club attract at most 40-50 media
coverage in China. This time we have had 4 times more than usual.
2> In comparison with last year, when the late ex Deputy PM Lord Howe was given a
lifetime achievement by ex Deputy PM Lord Heseltine, having Lord Jim O’Neill as
speaking has helped to attract significantly more media coverage in China.
3> One piece of coverage about this event has been cited 209 times by other leading
Chinese media, which means almost all the mainstream media in China is
promoting the work of 48 Group Club and Jim O’Neill (based on results from Baidu)
4> Xinhua wrote 3 different version of the event and the speech of Jim’ O Neill in
Chinese, English, Spanish, and French.
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Key leading chinese media reported our event
Xinhua News Agency
China News Services
People’s Daily
China Daily
China Economic Times
China Economic News
China Financial News
China Youth Daily
China Central Television
Global Times
Ta Kung Pao
Phoenix New Media
Sohu
Sina
21st Century
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3 Chinese government departments also reported our event.
Department of Foreign Affairs
Chinese Embassy in the UK
China Council for The Promotion of International Trade
7> The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences also reported this event.
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Recommendations and Conclusion:
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Future keynote speakers of our most important annual event-Chinese New Year
Dinner should consider VIPs who have similar influence to Jim O’Neill, who is not
only well-known in the UK, China, but also internationally.
Dr Christina Yan Zhang
Head of Media and Communications
48 Group Club
2016-1-29
Screenshots of Key Chinese Media Report of the event
Department of Foreign Affairs, China
Liu Xiaoming, Chinese Ambassador to the UK spoke at the 48 Group Club’s 2016 Chinese
New Year Dinner:2016, a year full of expectations.
http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/web/dszlsjt_673036/t1335026.shtml
Department of Foreign Affairs, China
Liu Xiaoming, Chinese Ambassador to the UK attended the 48 Group Club’s 2016 Chinese
New Year Dinner
http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/web/zwbd_673032/gzhd_673042/t1335357.shtml
Chinese Embassy in the UK
Liu Xiaoming, Chinese Ambassador attended 48 Group Club’s Chinese New Year Dinner
http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/ce/ceuk/chn/dssghd/t1335356.htm
China Council for The Promotion of International Trade
Mr. BRIC O’neill- China’s Economic Structure is going through positive transformation
http://www.ccpit.org/Contents/Channel_3674/2016/0128/574597/content_574597.htm
Xinhua News Agency
Mr. BRIC O’neill- China’s Economic Structure is going through positive transformation
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2016-01/26/c_1117897959.htm
Xinhua News Agency-English
Interview: China’s Economy on track in terms of GDP Growth: BRICS creator
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-01/27/c_135048561.htm
Xinhua News Agency-French
Interview: China’s Economy on track in terms of GDP Growth: BRICS creator
http://french.xinhuanet.com/2016-01/27/c_135049489.htm
Xinhua News Agency-Spanish
Interview: China’s Economy on track in terms of GDP Growth: BRICS creator
http://spanish.xinhuanet.com/2016-01/27/c_135049195.htm
Xinhua News Agency
Spotlight: Chinese economy still an "engine" rather than a "laggard"
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-01/29/c_135058368.htm
China News Service, the 2nd largest news service in China-after Xinhua News Agency
Mr. BRIC O’neill- China’s Economic Structure is going through positive transformation
http://www.chinanews.com/cj/2016/01-27/7735374.shtml
People’s Daily
Liu Xiaoming, Chinese Ambassador to the UK attended the 48 Group Club’s 2016 Chinese
New Year Dinner
http://world.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0127/c1002-28087499.html
China Economic Daily
Mr. BRIC O’neill- China’s Economic Structure is going through positive transformation
http://intl.ce.cn/sjjj/qy/201601/27/t20160127_8571546.shtml
China Youth Daily
Mr. BRIC O’neill- China’s Economic Structure is going through positive transformation
http://news.cyol.com/content/2016-01/27/content_12124854.htm
Chinese Financial News
Chinese Ambassador to the UK-great expectation between UK China links and Chinese
development in 2016
http://www.financialnews.com.cn/gj/hqcj/201601/t20160127_91595.html
China Economic News
Mr. BRIC O’neill- China’s Economic Structure is going through positive transformation
http://www.cet.com.cn/plpd/xsx/1716731.shtml
China Central Television
Mr. BRIC O’neill- China’s Economic Structure is going through positive transformation
http://news.cntv.cn/2016/01/26/ARTI5Oab4p6RgHMkE6WKjqby160126.shtml
China Central Television
China's growth envy of developed world, says creator of BRICS
http://english.cntv.cn/2016/01/26/ARTINZG4n9zUDk7Ptj8BINFW160126.shtml
China Daily, World Channel
China's growth envy of developed world, says creator of BRICS
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/cn_eu/2016-01/26/content_23248023.htm
China Daily, European Channel
Economist: China’s Growth still envy of world
http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2016-01/29/content_23299819.htm
China Daily, World Channel
Mr. BRIC O’neill- China’s Economic Structure is going through positive transformation
http://world.chinadaily.com.cn/guoji/2016-01/26/content_23248416.htm
Ta Kung Pao, The most influential newspaper in Hong Kong
Mr. BRIC O’neill- China’s Economic Structure is going through positive transformation
http://news.takungpao.com.hk/paper/q/2016/0127/3273518.html
Global Times
Mr. BRIC O’neill- China’s Economic Structure is going through positive transformation
http://world.huanqiu.com/hot/2016-01/8453730.html
Sohu
Mr. BRIC O’neill- China’s Economic Structure is going through positive transformation
http://stock.sohu.com/20160126/n435846007.shtml
Sina
Mr. BRIC O’neill- China’s Economic Structure is going through positive transformation
http://finance.sina.com.cn/roll/2016-01-26/doc-ifxnuwfc9552287.shtml
21st Century
Mr. BRIC O’neill- China’s Economic Structure is going through positive transformation
http://news.21cn.com/domestic/yaowen/a/2016/0126/15/30539026.shtml
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Mr. BRIC O’neill- China’s Economic Structure is going through positive transformation
http://joul.cssn.cn/jjx/jjx_gd/201601/t20160126_2844725.shtml
Phoenix New Media
Father of BRIC answered Phoenix New Media- Now he still think positively of China
http://finance.ifeng.com/a/20160128/14195427_0.shtml
Nouvelles D’Europe
Chinese Ambassador to the UK-beginning of the Golden Age between UK-China, full of
expecatations
http://huashe.oushinet.com/qsnews/20160129/219645.html
UK Chinese Time
The UK’s 48 Group Club organise the Chinese New Year Dinner
http://www.ukchinese.com/News/2016-01-29/13693.html