President Xi said in his speech at the UK Parliament on Oct. 20, 2015 that China and the United Kingdom are “increasingly inter-dependent and becoming a community of shared interests.”

The two countries have set up the Joint Scientific Innovation Fund, which is a new exploration in China-UK cooperation. This milestone in scientific cooperation helped propel cooperation in basic research, innovation, talent cultivation, etc., between the two countries.

During President Xi Jinping’s visit to the UK, he delivered several key note speeches, including one at the UK Parliament, one at the China-UK Business Leaders’ Summit, and one at the dinner hosted by the Lord Mayor of the City of London Alderman Alan Yarrow.