On 25 February 2022, Consul General Zheng Xiyuan met via video with Chairman Paul Kallee-Grover and President Gary Millar of Liverpool China Partnership（LCP）, as well as its four directors from Liverpool City Council, University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University and True Partnerships Group. Deputy Consul General Fan Yingjie, Consul Gao Lianjia and Dr Liu Li, Consul attended the meeting.

Consul General Zheng said that it is the right time for both sides to share their plans for the year as “Spring is when life's alive in everything”. Liverpool has long-standing well-established relationship with China, with the earliest Chinatown in Europe, close tie with Shanghai, fine example of China-UK education cooperation, the joint venture Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), and the popular Liverpool F.C. lovingly known by Chinese fans as “Red Army”. He thanked the friends of Liverpool for their mutual support and solidarity with their Chinese partners during the fight against Covid-19, which has opened a new chapter of the friendship between the two peoples. 

Chairman Grover and President Millar reviewed the achievements of recent years and introduced the work plan for the current year, especially the cooperation in culture and education, public health and football. They also expressed that they would build on Liverpool’s strong friendship with Shanghai to explore cooperation and investment opportunities with cities such as Kunming, Xi’an, and Tianjin.  

LCP was awarded the Greater China Awards by the UK’s Department for International Trade in 2020，and Chairman Grover was awarded an MBE for his outstanding work in trade links with China.

Both sides also exchanged views on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between China and the UK at ambassadorial level and other matters of mutual concern.