Chongqing - John Edwards, the U.K. Trade Commissioner for China accepted iChongqing's exclusive interview after the opening ceremony of the U.K. pavilion at the 2021 SCE exhibition hall. This year, the U.K. brought nearly 50 companies as the largest delegation exceed previous records, companies like Thoughtworks, Lucton School, and etc. Mr. Edwards has introduced the four areas of the British pavilion, and they will focus on the technology that empowers manufacturing, which is also an important sector for SCE.

Mr. Edwards also suggested that "The ambition that we see within Chongqing to digitalize is manufacturing. But more than that, I think that now what really excites the opportunity to work with Chinese companies and British companies together to face some of the big challenges that we face in the world. So I think it is a real opportunity for China and the UK to work for good in certain areas globally using technology", he said.

After the pavilion's grand opening, the U.K. will bring the forums and pitching event for companies to communicate and collaborate. 

Besides, Edwards is expecting to work with China for the following UN meetings COP15(The Fifteenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity) and The COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference to face the global challenges together.