Within China, there is enormous enthusiasm for the English language, culture and education. Britain traditionally has a strong and popular image within the country and exposure will only continue throughout the build up to the 2012 London Olympic games. Our aim, backed by an official campaign by Suffolk County Council, is to get ahead of the crowd and to make Suffolk Britain's First China Friendly County.Co-operation between nations can begin at a very local level, person to person. As a result of Suffolk's directly welcoming and engaging Chinese people, we can play our part in developing friendship between the two nations