Merlin Swire meets with Mr Jiang Zengwei.

During his visit to Beijing in June, Merlin Swire paid a courtesy call on Mr Jiang Zengwei, Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and China Chamber of International Commerce, and President of the China National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce. Mr Swire, who was accompanied by Director of John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Limited, Ian Shiu, and Director and Chief Representative of John Swire & Sons (China) Limited, Adrian Harley, took the opportunity to discuss trade and commercial ties between China and the UK. The Swire delegation, joined by Chairman of John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Limited, John Slosar, also visited Madam Fu Ying, Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee of China's National People's Congress, and Mr Wang Shouwen, Vice Minister of Commerce.