The Year of the Panda

On the 10th of Janurary Vice Premier of China Li Keqiang stopped off in Scotland to meet Alex Salmond and sign off on several historic business deals between China and Scotland. The technology, food, drink and renewables sectors all landed groundbreaking deals to the tune of  tens of millions of pounds. Vice Premier Li Keqiang finished his visit [...]

Final UK CHINA 400 Event

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‘Opportunities like this offer an occasion to grow closer together in a spirit of mutual understanding and cooperation. The world is turning to you as young leaders to find the means to live and work harmoniously together.

You as future leaders need to have strength of [...]

UK CHINA 400 Delegation to return to Edinburgh

Following on from the success of the 3 days of events back in March of this year, a delegation of 25 young leaders and entrepreneurs from China will return to Scotland in November to work with their Scottish counterparts, The Young Icebreakers.

From the 24th to the 26th of November a series of events will see some [...]

Scottish Icebreakers return from 10 day mission to China

Last week 3 representatives of the Scottish Young Icebreakers returned from a 10 day trip to China on the last leg of the UK/China mission. Lucy Keany (Ricefield), Rachel Kinloch (Edinburgh Napier 2009 Ambassador to China) and Fiona Macintyre (Scottish Enterprise Saltire Foundation Alumni) spent 10 days on a tour of China with a group of [...]

Young Leaders from China and Scotland come together for 3 days of ground breaking events in Edinburgh

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After 3 days of events in Edinburgh meeting their Scottish counterparts, Guo Xiangyu Deputy Secretary-General of the All-China Youth Federation and leader of the delegation of 25 young business leaders from China said they had had ‘ the most meaning-full, positive, productive and fun time with the Scottish Young [...]

The Young Icebreakers in Scotland receive letter of support from The Scottish First Minister

Alex Salmond has now joined the list of high profile people in Scotland that have voiced their support for The Young Icebreakers. He stands alongside Premier Wen Jia Bao, Lord Smith of Kelvin Kt and Jack McConnell MSP at a time when the YIB are in the final stages of planning the launch in Scotland. In a letter received this week [...]

Young Icebreaker selected as UK ambassador to the inaugural One Young World summit

For a week in early February, Adam Purvis who is leading the Young Icebreakers in Scotland attended the inaugural One Young World Summit in London as one of 13 UK Ambassadors. This was made possible by generous contributions from Lord Smith and Edinburgh Napier University.

Short Film:Highlights from the One Young World summit 2010

Tibetan delegation meets representatives of the Young Icebreakers

Today(26 November) the Tibetan delegation met the YI representatives at the Chinese Embassy in London.  The delegation was led by Legqog, Director of the Standing Committee of Tibet Autonomous Region People’s Congress (legislature) of China. This was a fantastic opportunity for our next generation of business leaders to familiarise themselves the leaders of [...]

Scottish Icebreakers hold a reception in honour of Mme Tan and the 60th anniversary of the PR of China

On the 17th of September the 48 Group in Scotland held a reception in honour of Mme Tan (Consul General of the PR of China in Edinburgh) and the 60th anniversary of the formation of the peoples republic of China.

Representatives of the public and private sectors in Scotland attended to [...]

1953:Beijing, The founding Mission

Veteran of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Bo Yibo and Jack Perry, greet each other in Beijing.

Jack Perry, the founder of the 48 Group Club, led [...]