‘Mix Manchester’ connects innovators across the north – and indeed across the world. So says Rhys Whalley, Chair of Manchester China Forum, who tells CGTN Europe “the progress that we've made with Beijing and Shanghai is being critical in driving that forward.”
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00:00concept of whether you call it the Heathrow or the North, fundamentally with
00:04Manchester Airport you have an airport now that is well over 30 million
00:10passengers, it has connections into those key markets, is playing a critical role
00:17in driving growth into those global regions. So we very much see the airport
00:26but also the airport city now known as Mixed Manchester in helping to deliver
00:32those ambitions in terms of connecting Greater Manchester and the North into
00:37key innovation clusters around the world and of course given the tremendous
00:43progress being made in China in innovation terms, it's critically
00:47important that we're able to do that for northern regions and so the progress
00:54that we've made with Beijing and Shanghai has been critical in driving that forward.