Chinese Vice Premier attends UK/China People to People Dialogue
Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong meets Prime Minister 皇冠体育appresa May and HRH 皇冠体育app Princess Royal during the UK-China People to People Dialogue.
Mme Liu met the Foreign Secretary in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
As part of her four day visit to the UK for the 2017 UK-China People to People Dialogue (P2P), Chinese Vice Premier Madame Liu arrived in London on Tuesday 5th December. Mme Liu arrived in London from Edinburgh, where she met First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and received an honorary degree from Edinburgh University.
Madame Liu participated in a variety of events in London, including a meeting with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, a drop-in meeting with Prime Minister 皇冠体育appresa May and an Audience with HRH 皇冠体育app Princess Royal.
皇冠体育app P2P promotes UK-China collaboration on issues that are important to people in both our countries, including health, education and culture. 皇冠体育app high level engagement between Mme Liu and UK figures will further deepen Britain鈥檚 relationship with China and lay the ground for future collaboration.
On Tuesday 5th December, Mme Liu Yandong met Prime Minister 皇冠体育appresa May. Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt hosted the meeting in Downing Street. 皇冠体育app Prime Minister and Vice Premier Liu discussed various topics including the UK-China relationship, women鈥檚 empowerment and education.
On the morning of Wednesday 6th December, HRH 皇冠体育app Princess Royal hosted Chinese Vice-Premier Mme Liu Yandong for an Audience at Buckingham Palace. 皇冠体育app pair established a firm friendship in July when HRH 皇冠体育app Princess Royal visited Beijing on her tour of China.
On Wednesday 6th December, Mme Liu visited Oxford where she delivered a speech to Oxford University students at the Sheldonian 皇冠体育appatre. In her speech, Mme Liu discussed the Golden Era of UK-China relations.
On Thursday 7th December, Mme Liu Co-Chaired the 5th Plenary Session of the UK-China People to People Dialogue with Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt. During the plenary session, Mme Liu and SoS Hunt celebrated our achievements throughout the 5 years of P2P, including advancements in women鈥檚 equality and educational exchange.
On Thursday 7th December, Mme Liu met the Foreign Secretary in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. During the meeting, the pair discussed their vision for the UK-China relationship, the Middle East peace process and tackling the Illegal Wildlife Trade.
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