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Talks are expected about significant deals for China to invest in a nuclear power station, in projects to rejuvenate the economy of northern England, such as a high-speed railway, and the choice of London as the first overseas financial centre in which to issue sovereign debt in the Chinese currency.

Blair said that President Xi is a leader with a very clear view on what he wants to do in China, because he knows that China faces challenges and he is determined to overcome them; the strength of his leadership is combined with a lot of exterior confidence.

Red carpets, palace banquets and talk of “best friends” and “golden decade” demonstrate just how important the relationship with China is for the UK.

Criticism surfaced in March, when Britain broke ranks with the United States by becoming the first European nation to join the Chinese-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

Addressing authors, actors, script writers and dancers at a symposium in Beijing on October 15 previous year, Xi pointed out opportunities for artists under a new historical situation. In addition, Xi will also meet with leaders of opposition parties and parliamentary leaders to hear their expectations for relations between the two nations.

For Cui Hongjian, an expert on European matters at the China Institute of global Studies, the visit will play a strategic role in future ties between Beijing and London.

President Xi Jinping stressed Tuesday the urgency to strengthen global governance and reform the global governance system under the backdrop of increasing global challenges. “In Britain there is a broad cross-party consensus on the importance of expanding and deepening relations with China”.

In conclusion, given Liberia’s outstanding needs in infrastructure development, security, and capacity building, financial and human resources, China’s new development policy as enunciated in President XI Jinping’s recent speech at the United Nations portends well for Liberia-China relations.

Xi is expected to use a speech at Guildhall next Wednesday to set out how he hopes to make London the global centre for offshore Chinese finance. He is the prime mover in the UK’s approach toward China, arguing that both sides can benefit significantly from closer ties especially in the economic field.

He said China would shoulder the responsibility of implementing the post-2015 developmental agenda, and seek solidarity and cooperation to constantly push the cause of global development. Ever since Prime Minister David Cameron felt the full force of Chinese displeasure after meeting the Dalai Lama in 2012, Britain’s government has been working overtime to ingratiate itself with Beijing.

At the same time, Sun says, the Chinese government is disentangling the administration of bona fide development projects from “deals created to get resources”.

In terms of trade and investment, Blair said the UK-China relationship is incredibly important.

In 1999, the Prince was accused of boycotting a Chinese state visit to the United Kingdom by failing to attend the return banquet held for the then-president Jiang Zemin, who two years earlier attended the Hong Kong ceremony.