Joe Cash

• File real-time news alerts, leveraging technology to beat competitors by margins of just a few seconds • Write front page stories on politics and diplomacy, natural disasters, the economy, cross-strait tensions with Taiwan, mass attacks and terror incidents, as well as misinformation and fake news • Trained in hostile environment operations, emergency first aid, and digital security • Lead coverage of major events, such as the Bo'ao Forum, World Economic Forum meets, multilateral summits, and the F1 Chinese Grand Prix, coordinating with colleagues across the world • Report live on radio and podcasts on stories from all over China • Coach colleagues in writing, polling and forecasting techniques, and effectively integrating AI tools • Interview world leaders, such as South African President Cyril Ramaphosa

• Broke news in the world’s second-largest economy and worked developments into ‘trunk’ articles • Wrote long-form stories exploring the political and social ramifications of China's economic slowdown • Built up China-based coverage of Beijing's ties with the Global South, lending and commodities trade • Secured exclusive interviews with visiting dignitaries, including the Taliban's acting commerce minister • Staffed press conferences in Chinese and wrote fast and accurate one-line ‘snaps’ • Built sources among government officials, policymakers, businesspeople, diplomats, and others • Used various data and other open-source intelligence tools to identify and visualise new trends

• Responsible for CBBC’s research, trade policy, and public affairs work across mainland China • Established a new policy and strategic advisory revenue stream alongside the membership offer • Speechwriter to Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles & Lord Sassoon, CBBC’s chair & president • Engaged stakeholders from the British and Chinese governments, as well as those of third nations • Published biweekly reports on China's economic, political, and legislative affairs • Host and editor of the 'China Business Brief' podcast • Chaired policy roundtable discussions and other member meetings in English and Chinese

• Responsible for CBI's trade policy analysis across the ASEAN markets, China, Japan, and South Korea • Prepared evidence for parliamentary inquiries and policy recommendations for foreign governments • Experienced working within the multilateral frameworks of the B7/20, BusinessEurope, and L9 • Participated in UK-Japan and EU-Vietnam FTA negotiations • Wrote briefing notes on economic and political developments taking place across the region • Produced macroeconomic surveys of countries within the Asia-Pacific region • Undertook training in campaigning, international lobbying protocols, public speaking and networking

"The British Council in China is offering up to five scholarships for outstanding British students who wish to study at mainland Chinese universities in September 2017 or February 2018 for one semester or one year."