The Coalition went into overdrive on immigration this week, announcing plans to put a stop to so called benefit tourism and ‘respond to the concerns of citizens’. But what if the concerns of the citizens are misplaced? And to what degree have these concerns been placed in the minds of the citizens? Today, we expose […]
I want to send my very best wishes to everyone celebrating the Chinese New Year – in Britain, in China and all around the world. Britain’s links with China are becoming ever strong and ever deeper. We are on course to record our best ever year of trade up more than 7 per cent in the first half of […]
Nat Wei is a member of the House of Lords, and currently the youngest active sitting Peer. Nat grew up in Milton Keynes, speaking Cantonese at home and surrounded by Chinese culture. Photo credit : http://betweeneastandwest.com/ Lord Wei, the most senior politician in the UK and Europe of Chinese descent, will be hosting this event […]
Whoever has not heard of the prolific 22-year old Steven Cheung has been living under a rock. This rising young politician has shown that not only is it possible to bring about grassroots change, but that you can make a difference in the public realm without the traditional help of “old boys’ networks”. By Yinsey […]
Merlene Toh-Emerson calls for the British Chinese community in London to vote in today’s GLA elections. Recently she’s been busy reaching out and encouraging people from the British Chinese community to get more involved in politics. She is the only candidate of Chinese descent representing on the London wide list for the Liberal Democrats. Local […]
Historically, the Chinese in Britain have not always found it worthwhile exercising their vote – only 30% of our community who are entitled to vote are not registered to do so compared to a UK average of 8-9%. Perhaps we have had too much to do in our businesses and families and have not been […]
Defining the Chinese Dream. Coined as a new buzzword, the “Chinese Dream” is something talked about increasingly by academics and politicians alike. With the last two centuries defined first by the British Dream and then the American Dream, this century is looking likely that it will be defined by the Chinese Dream. But what is the […]
‘Lord Wei serves in the House of Lords as the youngest and only active Chinese peer. He is a social entrepreneur, interested in social reform and developing civil society solutions to social problems. As a British Chinese, Lord Wei is also active in the promotion of trade and cultural ties between the UK and China […]
The BC project is a non-partisan, voluntarily run organisation that seeks to elevate the presence of the UK Chinese community in the British political arena. Founded by Christine Lee, the BC Project was launched at the House of Lords on 31st Oct 2006 under the sponsorship of Lady Anelay, and was officially manifested at the House of Commons […]