Li Ruihuan Meets British Former Prime Minister

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Li Ruihuan Meets British Former Prime Minister

Li Ruihuan, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, met Monday with British former Prime Minister Edward Heath.

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Li Ruihuan, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, met Monday with British former Prime Minister Edward Heath.

During the meeting, Li said, 30 years ago when Heath was then British prime minister, Britain established diplomatic relations with China at the ambassadorial level.

In the past 30 years, Li added, no matter how the situations changed, Heath has done his utmost to push forward Sino-British ties and won praises for his special contributions. Li hoped the bilateral ties will continue to develop steadily.

On the same day, Li also met with Geoffrey Howe, president of the Great Britain-China Center and the British former deputy prime minister, as well as members of the All-Party China Group in the House of Commons. Li praised their positive roles in promoting Sino-British ties and hoped they would continue to do so.

China and UK

Political Relations

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recognized the People's Republic of China in 1950. The two sides reached an agreement to exchange charges d'affaires on 17 June 1954 and signed the Joint Communiqu�� on the Agreement on an Exchange of Ambassadors on 13 March 1972.

Trade Relations

UK is one of the main trade partners of China in western Europe, which has been illustrated by a continuous growth of bilateral trade volume in recent years. UK has been the second largest trade partner of China among EU countries.

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