At the 70th anniversary event of the "Ice Breaking Journey" of China UK trade held on the 6th, about 100 guests from the Chinese UK business community gathered in Beijing to discuss friendship, cooperation, and development. They stated that they will inherit the ice breaking spirit of foresight, open cooperation, and daring to be the first, and contribute wisdom and strength to friendly exchanges and economic development between the two countries. 70 years ago, British entrepreneurs represented by Jack Perry embarked on an "ice breaking journey", breaking the ice of Western trade with China. 70 years later, Stephen Perry, the son of Jack Perry and the current chairman of 48 group clubs, said in reviewing his "ice breaking" journey back then: "My parents had full confidence in China's development back then, just as we still firmly believe today that China has broad development prospects and opportunities." "Now the world has entered a difficult period." Stephen Perry said that the two countries have strong economic complementarity and rich cooperation fields, Like my father's generation, we will do our best to support the development of trade between the two countries, continue to deeply cultivate the Chinese market, deepen practical cooperation, and make more contributions to economic and trade cooperation between the two countries. Against the backdrop of many challenges facing the world economy, the valuable spirit of breaking the ice should be continued and promoted. HSBC Group Chairman Du Jiaqi said that through dialogue, the UK and China can enhance understanding, Work together to solve common problems. He stated that developing constructive bilateral relations and deepening cooperation in various fields between the two countries can help enhance market confidence and promote steady economic development. Since the beginning of this year, the Chinese economy has continued to rebound and improve, and the super resilience and huge attractiveness of the Chinese market have continued to emerge. According to a recent report released by the British Chamber of Commerce in China, 86% of British companies are optimistic about the long-term potential of the Chinese market. According to data released by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce in June, the actual investment in China by the UK increased by 179.2% year-on-year from January to May this year. "We express our full support for China's adherence to opening up and its advocacy of creating an international environment conducive to common growth and development." Dominic Barton, chairman of Rio Tinto Group, said that China adheres to multilateralism so that all parties can share the development dividend under equal conditions. Ou Gaodun, Vice President of the China–Britain Business Council, said that the two countries have had close exchanges and fruitful cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, education, culture and tourism. The cooperation between the two sides has brought opportunities to businesses in both countries, as well as welfare and employment opportunities for citizens of both countries. The Bank of China London Branch has long-term cooperation with 48 group clubs in the UK, committed to promoting economic and trade cooperation between China and the UK. Bank of China President Liu Jin stated that the world needs communication, exchange, and open cooperation today. Commemorating the "Ice Breaking Journey" and deepening cooperation between the Chinese and British business communities has important practical significance. In the future, the Bank of China is willing to work hand in hand and closely cooperate with all parties to contribute more to deepening China UK economic cooperation and promoting sustainable development in the world. Ren Hongbin, President of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, said that China was willing to work with 48 group clubs in the UK, the China–Britain Business Council and other institutions to seize the broad opportunities brought by Chinese path to modernization for China UK economic and trade cooperation, focus on trade, finance, green energy, digital economy and other key areas, build more high-quality platforms for docking and cooperation between enterprises in the two countries, and provide more high-quality and accurate services