MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday landed in the British capital of London to launch his four-day state visit, local media reported.
The arrival, reported by the BBC, marks a "golden era" in China's bilateral relations with the United Kingdom 10 years after the last official visit by a Chinese leader to London.
The Chinese leader will also address both houses of the British parliament for the first time, attend a UK-China business summit and visit several UK educational institutions, as well as businesses, including the Chinese-based Huawei Technologies, and Britain’s Inmarsat satellite enterprise.
Last month, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne visited China with a delegation to enhance cooperation between the countries and to attract foreign investment to Britain.
