Xi Jinping delivered a speech in the Royal Gallery of United Kingdom Parliament at Westminster. According to the official website of the Parliament, the Royal Gallery is only used for state events.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, King of Spain Juan Carlos I, President of France François Mitterrand and the Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel have delivered speeches there.

The U.K. is the first Western country to issue a sovereign bond denominated in the RMB.

Gao Hucheng, Commerce Minister of China, said before Xi's U.K. visit that China should take full advantage in equipment manufacturing and capital, and UK should make use of its advantages in technology, innovation, management experience and financial services, to boost cooperation in third-party markets and create new places for bilateral economic and trade cooperation.