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  2. China–United Kingdom relations - Wikipedia

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    1685 Michael Shen Fu-Tsung visits Britain and meets the king. [18]1699 The East India Company formally opens trade with China at Guangzhou (Canton). [19]1784 The Lady Hughes Affair leads to the execution of a British gunner for firing a salute that caused the death of two Chinese.

  3. China–Britain Business Council - Wikipedia

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    The ChinaBritain Trade Group was established in 1991, when the 48 Group merged with Sino-British Trade Council, [7] at the instigation of the (then) UK Department of Trade and Industry. After the first six months, CBTG had a membership of 100 British companies, large and small, paying an annual subscription.

  4. East India Company - Wikipedia

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    The East India Company (EIC) [a] was an English, and later British, joint-stock company that was founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. [4] It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (South Asia and Southeast Asia), and later with East Asia.

  5. 48 Group Club - Wikipedia

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    The 48 Group Club (originally, the 48 Group of British Traders with China) is a London-based private company dedicated to promoting trade between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the United Kingdom. The group is named after a British trade delegation of 48 businessmen, referred to as the "Icebreakers," who traveled to China in 1954 to ...

  6. History of Jardine Matheson & Co. - Wikipedia

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    In 1803, at the age of 19, he became a surgeon on the ships of the British East India Company working the trading routes between London, China and India; a position he held for the next 14 years. As a senior ship's officer, Jardine was allocated an amount of cargo space equal to two chests which he could use to conduct his own business. Using ...

  7. James Flint (merchant) - Wikipedia

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    James Flint (Chinese name: 洪任輝, Hóng Rènhuī, 1720 — unknown) [1] was an 18th-century British merchant and diplomat employed by the East India Company and noted for his role in precipitating the Canton System of Chinese trade with the West.

  8. Dent & Co. - Wikipedia

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    China Trade and Empire: Jardine, Matheson & Co. and the Origins of British Rule in Hong Kong 1827-1843. Oxford University Press/British Academy. ISBN 9780197263372. Wordie, Jason (2002). Streets: Exploring Hong Kong Island. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 962-209-563-1. H. B. Morse, The Chronicle of the East India Company Trading to China ...

  9. List of the largest trading partners of the United Kingdom

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    This is a list of the largest trading partners of the United Kingdom based on data from Office for National Statistics Pink Book for 2017 Goods and Services. [ 1 ] Trade in GBP £ Millions