Quarter8

Quarter8 connects British made brands with the fastest growing consumer market, China.

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Great demand for British products https://t.co/y36OSkl0IY

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British retailers brace for #ChineseNewYear. https://t.co/7ROX0vtMAo

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The time to look east for new opportunities https://t.co/4LPIow2Dxp

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Ambassador to UK says 'Golden Era' has withstood tests. https://t.co/6aj3oagTxQ

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#Wham! was the first western band allowed to play inside China 1985. RIP George Michael

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We wish you all a merry 圣诞 and a happy 新年!

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Quarter8 is on a mission to bring even more good things about the UK to China. You can join us in our journey here: https://t.co/hQJky1PjZL

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'英' can also be read as 'brave', 'outstanding person', and 'flower'. It seems fair to say the UK and England have good meanings in Chinese!

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Final advent fact! The Chinese characters for England and the United Kingdom are: 英 国. This translates to 'Ying Guo' or 'Hero Country...

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Tomorrow is the final day of our UK China fact Advent Calendar!

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...which served served Cantonese food more to the taste of the English palate. Dishes including "jarjow", a version of sweet&sour pork

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....The food on included preserved eggs and crucian carp, & was not popular with Londoners until in 1908 Chung Koon opened Maxims in Soho...

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AdventFact 23: Chinese food was first served at restaurants in the UK during the 19C, with Shanghainese cafes appearing around Limehouse...

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68% of 1,043 Chinese people surveyed said they liked Shakespeare, compared with 59% in Britain and 55% in Hong Kong https://t.co/XOxU0vvuJl

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AdventFact 22: Nanjing University & University of Birmingham have teamed up to develop a Shakespeare Centre in China https://t.co/z3ThPdRIvi

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We are excited to announce we have reached 75 investors with our @Seedrs crowdfunding campaign!

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... Families gather & eat festive food such as 湯圓; tangyuan, or glutinous rice flour balls, and dumplings https://t.co/e5E0U8uPv9

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Advent Fact 21: Today is 冬至, the Dōngzhì Festival or Winter Solstice in China...

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China is the favoured choice for investors https://t.co/yIRAL2KEEx

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#UK #investors bet on China leading the way https://t.co/xb3RSd19i2

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Learn more about how we bring #BritishSMES and #UKbrands to China https://t.co/hQJky1PjZL (capital at risk)

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Advent Fact 20: One of the secrets of the Great Wall is that it is held together with sticky rice flour https://t.co/UDAOsugoOJ

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China/UK trade will be key for many British companies https://t.co/WKv96tB4jO

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China's top diplomat to visit Britain amid Brexit uncertainty https://t.co/S7BMDVapa8