REDEFINE (UK): Interview with former city council leader P10 and Manchester Community leader P2 (Part 3)

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 (Part 3) conducted with former city council leader P10 and Manchester Community leader P2. 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研究项目的组成部分，该项目由欧洲研究委员会（European Research Council，ERC）资助，资助编号为885475。REDEFINE聚焦中国在欧洲的大规模基础设施投资的动态与影响，研究重点覆盖德国、希腊、匈牙利与英国。本项目通过多地点田野调查与跨学科分析，旨在厘清中欧双边关系的演进脉络，并评估此类投资对政治领域、经济增长及更广泛发展维度的意义。
本匿名化访谈记录呈现了与前市议会负责人P10及曼彻斯特社区负责人P2开展的半结构化访谈（第三部分）。本次访谈为REDEFINE关于曼彻斯特机场城（Airport City Manchester）中资投资的案例研究提供了数据支撑。所有可识别身份的细节均已移除，且已获取受访者参与研究及数据使用的知情同意。