TheConservative Friends of the Chinese^[1] is a membership organization that engages with the British Chinese community onUK - China relations. It is linked to theConservative Party in the UK and actively campaigns for the Party in the British Chinese community.^[2]

The group was launched byBoris Johnson in May 2013 to an audience of 200 from the community^[3] and then followed by an event atNo. 11 Downing Street withChancellorGeorge Osborne.^[4] Since its formation, the group has organized events by UK Cabinet Ministers to engage theBritish Chinese community.^[5]

• The Rt. Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP^[6]

• Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP (Parliamentary Chairman)^[7]

• Lord Michael Dobbs, the author ofHouse of Cards, is a board member of the group, as isMichael Bates, Baron Bates, whose wife is Chinese.
• Lord Nat Wei, Baron Wei, was formerly the chairman of the group. He is asocial entrepreneur and advisor on technology. With origins inHong Kong, he is the firstBritish Chinese to serve in theHouse of Lords.
• Alan Mak, theConservativeMP forHavant. He, however, has been quoted in the media saying 'he cares little for his ethnic identity, preferring to focus more on the "bigger and more important" issues. He also stated that: "And I certainly have no interest in what people in Hong Kong or China think of me because I am not representing them. I am representing the people of Havant ... '.^[8]
• Jackson Ng,^[9] a former Political Director of the group, is aBarrister and apolitical advisor in theHouse of Lords who was theConservative Party's Parliamentary Candidate forLiverpool Riverside^[10] in theMay 2015 British General Election andSt Helens North for theJune 2017 General Election.^[11]
• Former political directorsJohnny Luk and Xinyang Wang.

The Conservative Friends of the Chinese work closely with other affiliated groups of the Conservative Party, which are listed below.

• Conservative Parliamentary China Group
• Conservative Friends of the Chinese (London) - Chinese Conservative Group, Mark Field
• The Shanghai Blue Club -Conservatives Abroad
• The Beijing Blue Club - Conservatives Abroad

• Organisations associated with the Conservative Party (UK)
• United Kingdom friendship associations
• China–United Kingdom relations
• Chinese community in the United Kingdom
• Diaspora organisations based in London

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