Companies from the United Kingdom will showcase more than 40 investment opportunities in a variety of sectors to Chinese investors at the China Outbound Conference 2014 in Beijing on Wednesday.

The conference, organized by the China-Britain Business Council, will focus on investments in such sectors as infrastructure and property, advanced technology and retail. It will also push forward investment partnerships between British and Chinese companies globally.

Stephen Phillips, executive director of the China-Britain Business Council, said: "What is really exciting and healthy is that now it is genuinely a really balanced commercial relationship. There are UK companies exporting and investing here and Chinese companies exporting and investing in the UK, which is much more sustainable.