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Xi Jinping's UK state visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Britain alongside first lady Peng Liyuan on Monday, October 19, 2015, for a state visit billed as forging business and trade ties between the two nations. President Xi resided at Buckingham Palace during his stay, and addressed parliament as Prime Minister David Cameron. The royal family rolled out what British media described as the "reddest red carpet" for him. The two countries sealed deals on nuclear and railway projects and announced the launch of sovereign debt in yuan in London.

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9 September, 2024

British Prime Minister David Cameron shares a pint with Chinese President Xi Jinping during Xi’s visit to the UK in 2015. Plans for Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to the UK have brought up nasty memories of crackdowns on anti-Xi protesters from around this time. Photo: pool via EPA

Britain

As anti-Trump UK protests build, bad memories of Xi’s visit re-emerge

Rights groups are urging the UK government to allow free protests – but some of those who protested Xi Jinping’s state visit to the UK have bad memories of their experiences.

9 Jul 2018 - 3:40AM

US-China relations

Opinion | Why North Korea won’t derail Sino-US relationship

12 Apr 2017 - 7:26PMvideocam

Very rude? On the contrary, the Queen was probably just trying to be polite

18 May 2016 - 2:16PM

Queen Elizabeth II

British media ‘barbarians’, fumes state-run newspaper, after Queen Elizabeth filmed saying some Chinese officials are ‘very rude’

12 May 2016 - 1:22PM

An image from the video which shows the queen complaining about the rudeness of some officials during President Xi Jinping’s trip to Britain last year. Photo: Associated Press

Sino-UK ‘golden age’ is losing its shine in British people’s eyes

17 Apr 2016 - 12:04PM

China says more Western countries will follow Britain to improve ties

22 Dec 2015 - 4:34PM

City Beat

City Beat | London and Beijing are looking to the future - Hong Kong must do the same

4 Mar 2016 - 12:58PM

What the Mainland Media Say | Xi Jinping plays up football passion for political advantage at home and abroad

25 Oct 2015 - 8:00PM

The buying of Britain: Chinese biotech, insurance and tourism firms line up to make British acquisitions

26 Oct 2015 - 11:01PM

Stronger ties between China and Britain will foster growth

The new "golden era' of relations between China and Britain has arrived. President Xi Jinping ended his four-day visit on Friday with more than 100 agreements and billions of dollars in business deals having been signed, proving the strength of ties.

25 Oct 2015 - 1:06AM

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron at 10 Downing Street in London. Photo: Xinhua

New | British police raid Tiananmen survivor’s home after he protests during Chinese president Xi Jinping’s UK state visit

24 Oct 2015 - 6:08PMvideocam

Protester and supporters of Chinese President Xi Jinping gathered outside the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday. Photo: AP

Update | China wants Britain in a united European Union, Xi Jinping tells David Cameron

23 Oct 2015 - 11:27PM

Analysis | ANALYSIS: Britain’s new ‘special relationship’ with China is built on pragmatism

24 Oct 2015 - 5:53PM

China’s soccer-mad President Xi Jinping’s passion for ‘the beautiful game’ sparked while a child

23 Oct 2015 - 6:23PM

Xi Jinping kicks a football during a visit to Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland, while China's vice-president in 2012. Photo: Reuters

The eight key messages Xi Jinping seeks to convey to the world on his UK visit

China's president has emphasised issues relating to the nation's economy, global role, regional ambitions, and the one road, one belt' vision

23 Jan 2018 - 11:54AM

President Xi Jinping listens to The Lord Mayor of London Alan Yarrow make a speech during a banquet at Guildhall in London on Wednesday. Photo: AP

Soccer fan Xi Jinping rounds off UK state visit with selfie at home of Manchester City

Former China and City footballer Sun Jihai also due to be inducted into National Football Museum Hall of Fame

23 Oct 2015 - 10:19PM

Xi Jinping has revealed he sought out banned works as a youth by Shakespeare

23 Oct 2015 - 2:14PM

Update | ‘Let Hong Kong elect its own leader’: Britain’s David Cameron asks Xi Jinping to ensure city’s political freedom

British Prime Minister David Cameron has sought assurance from President Xi Jinping, who is on a state visit to UK, that Hongkongers would be able to choose their own leader without Beijing’s prior vetting, according to a report.

23 Oct 2015 - 11:35PM

Xi and Cameron hold talks at Chequers, the prime minister's official country residence. Photo: Reuters

Whether in public or in private, Britain was right to bring up human rights during Xi Jinping's state visit

23 Oct 2015 - 10:20AM

China's first lady Peng Liyuan strikes right chord chatting to music students, Mandarin pupils during visit to UK

23 Oct 2015 - 10:11AM

Xi Jinping, UK prime minister discuss foreign policy after pint and fish and chips down the pub

23 Oct 2015 - 1:31PM

Xi and Cameron sip a pint at a pub near the UK prime minister's country estate, Chequers. Photo: AP

China's Xi Jinping denies hard landing threat

23 Oct 2015 - 8:50AM

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China's President Xi Jinping and Britain's PM David Cameron to discuss fight against extremism

14 Jun 2018 - 4:49PMvideocam

Britain backs China's bid for free-trade pact with the European Union

Britain yesterday threw its weight behind China's effort to reach a free-trade pact with the European Union, as the two countries issued a joint statement during President Xi Jinping's state visit.

23 Oct 2015 - 10:05AMvideocam

China's first lady all smiles as British scientists give her a computer-designed cape

23 Oct 2015 - 10:19AM

British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, and Chinese President Xi Jinping react as Professor of Computing Science Yike Guo hands a gift to Chinese First Lady Peng Liyuan during a visit to Imperial College London. Photo: AFP

Chinese dissident and Tibetan activists arrested in Britain ‘to prevent breach of the peace’ during Xi Jinping’s visit

A Tiananmen Square crackdown survivor and two British Tibetan protesters have been arrested and detained overnight by British police, according to a community protest group.

22 Oct 2015 - 9:40AM

Police arrest a protester. Photo: SCMP Pictures

China’s economy will avoid a hard landing and reforms will continue, says Xi Jinping

23 Oct 2015 - 8:37AMvideocam

Nuclear deal takes China's relationship with Britain to a 'new level', say leaders

22 Oct 2015 - 2:43PM

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