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Date: 10 October 2017 | Time: 18:00 to 20:00 | Venue: Committee Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Speaker: Professor Stephen Chan OBE

Chair: Rt Hon the Lord Tom McNally

China has become increasingly engaged politically and economically with African nations and the nature of its involvement across the continent is highly varied – while it supports infrastructure development, the service sector, manufacturing and natural resources projects, it’s loans also increase African debt.

But what might be the Chinese motives behind these engagements – political influence or profit? Are they any different from those of Western nations?

Some countries are responding very successfully, as they learn that today, in a time of competition for resources, they can dictate or negotiate terms. But which are successful and which not? What might we all learn from these experiences?

Nee Hao Magazine, UK's leading online magazine for the British Chinese Community, recently conducted a poll of its readers living in London, Midlands, the North West, North East and the South West of England, over a period of twenty eight days. They polled 250 males, 250 females aged between 18 to 60-years-old, who they would be voting for on June 8, 2017.

I believe choosing the Labour Party would benefit the British-Chinese community on the whole. Labour’s leader, Jeremy Corbyn, said he respects and recognises the great contribution the British-Chinese community has made over many years. It is clear that the Labour Party hopes to convince British voters that they are here to stand for everyone from every level of society, bringing back fairness, equality and balance.

From easing the Brexit process to strengthening our relationship with the EU and the world; coming up with solutions to tackle the housing crisis and reducing homelessness; dealing with inflation and stopping the income inequality from growing; strengthening the NHS and working out the best social care for the elderly; pressing national security issues and revising immigration policies; reducing hate crime against minority groups and promoting diversity – these are just some of the many issues which need to be considered when we cast our votes. But for us British-Chinese voters, we ought to consider what each party can do for our community. 

The NHS and Schools at risk - the Tory Threat to our public services

In just over a week’s time, the British people face a decision, between the Tories, who have presided over seven years of failure, under-investment and mismanagement of the NHS and our schools, and Labour who will protect these vital services we rely upon.

Download HERE for the research on threat to schools & hospitals posed by five more years of Tory neglect.

Britain is the fifth richest country in the world. But that means little when many people don’t share in that wealth. Many feel the system is rigged against them. And this manifesto sets out exactly what can be done about it.

Let’s do it differently: where we work from the principle that the role of government is to give everybody a decent chance.

Here's our latest TV broadcast, made by Director Ken Loach.

Chinese for Labour is pleased to have two candidates standing for election at the General Election on June, 8th. 

Chinese for Labour Welsh Officer and Executive Committee Member, Peter Wong was elected to Cardiff Council on 4 May 2017, representing Plasnewydd ward.

Peter has been a member of the Labour Party for over twenty eight years, and is currently Chair of Cardiff Central CLP.

The British Chinese community have a choice on June 8th to elect a Labour Government. Labour has been taking its message to the public across the nation, fighting for every vote. Theresa May has repeatedly hidden from the public in stage managed events, running from her Conservative Government's record. 

The date of the General Election is on 8 June 2017.

Come and join us to get the Chinese votes out and expose this morally corrupt Conservative government.

Sonny Leong CBE, Chair of Chinese for Labour, “This snap election is totally unnecessary. It has nothing to do with Brexit but all to do with Tory Party management. Theresa May is not governing in the national interest but for her own political survival within her Party.

Now that it has been called, it gives us the opportunity to campaign for an alternative vision for Britain – one that is welcoming to the world; one that cares for the weak, unfortunate and poor; one that will challenge the establishment in cosying up to tax dodgers, right wing media and broadcasters. We will expose seven years of broken promises by this wicked and cruel Tory government within these seven weeks.

 The country has been sold a big fat lie in 2015 by the Conservatives that it needed strong and stable leadership - the result is there for all to see – the country totally divided, isolated and an ever increasing rise of racist and hate crimes targeted against the Chinese community.

Our country needs a fairer, caring and compassionate government and we all know, only a Labour Government can deliver that.”