REDEFINE (UK): Interview with the head of a PPP-based business promotion organisation P7 (1st)

This document forms part of the REDEFINE research project (ERC Grant No. 885475), funded by the European Research Council. REDEFINE focuses on the dynamics and effects of China’s large-scale infrastructure investments in Europe, with a focus on Germany, Greece, Hungary, and the UK. Through multi-sited fieldwork and interdisciplinary analysis, the project seeks to understand the evolving relations between China and Europe and to assess what this means for politics, economic growth and development more broadly.This anonymised interview transcript presents a semi-structured interview conducted with the head of a PPP-based business promotion organisation P7 (1st). The conversation contributes to REDEFINE’s case study of Chinese investment in Airport City Manchester. All identifying details have been removed, and informed consent for participation and data use was obtained.

本文件为REDEFINE研究项目（欧洲研究委员会资助编号：885475）的组成部分，该项目由欧洲研究委员会（European Research Council）资助。REDEFINE聚焦中国在欧洲开展的大规模基础设施投资的动态与影响，研究覆盖德国、希腊、匈牙利及英国。本项目通过多地点田野调查与跨学科分析，旨在厘清中欧之间不断演变的关系，并全面评估其对政治、经济增长及整体发展的意义。本次匿名访谈转录稿记录了一场与某基于公私合营模式（Public-Private Partnership, PPP）的商业推广机构负责人P7（第1次访谈）开展的半结构化访谈，该访谈作为REDEFINE项目关于中国投资曼彻斯特机场城（Airport City Manchester）的案例研究素材。所有可识别身份的细节均已隐去，且已获取受访者参与本次研究及数据使用的知情同意。