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18:50, 20-Sep-2017
China pledges to work with UK to strengthen ‘golden era’ of bilateral ties
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday urged further practical cooperation with the UK to strengthen the "golden era" of bilateral relations.
In a meeting with his British counterpart Boris Johnson in New York, Wang said 2017 marks the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the UK.
The two countries should continue to work together to maintain high-level contact and deepen practical cooperation in order to carry forward bilateral relations, said Wang.
Wang said the two countries should work together to safeguard the multilateral trade system with the World Trade Organization and should send out positive signals of building an open global economy and opposing protectionism.
Wang expressed the hope that the UK can create favorable conditions for Chinese investment.
Johnson said the UK and China hold similar views on a series of important international issues and have common interests in promoting free trade and maintaining market access, he said.
Britain attaches great importance to relations with China and is willing to enhance high-level contact to carry forward relations, said Johnson.
Both sides also exchanged views on the situation on the Korean Peninsula and in Afghanistan.
Both Wang and Johnson are in New York for the UN General Assembly.
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Source(s): Xinhua News Agency