Guernsey’s Chief Minister Mike Torode presents Wang Xiaoming, deputy general manager of the Bank of China’s Shanghai Branch, with a specially engraved traditional Guernsey milk can. (0544785)
A DELEGATION of senior States officials and Guernsey business leaders has received a warm welcome from power brokers in China.
The group is in Shanghai for a week-long visit to promote the island’s depth of professionalism and expertise in financial services. The delegation is led by Chief Minister Mike Torode and States chief executive Mike Brown.
Guernsey Financial Services Commission director of investment Peter Moffatt and deputy director of insurance Michael Brown, as well as members of GuernseyFinance, including chief executive Peter Niven, are also present.
‘The Chinese are renowned for making guests feel very welcome and I can certainly say that the start of this visit has been no exception,’ said Mr Niven.
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Are we supposed to feel proud that our Chief Minister was entertained by “power brokers” in the country which executes more prisoners than all the other countries in the world put together? Should we be pleased to see our CM presenting gifts to participants in a corrupt regime where torture of prisoners is an everyday occurance?
Do the people of Guernsey really want to do business with such people? Have we really sunk so low?