State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan said in Beijing Monday that China
is expecting more investment from Britain.
China welcomes more British enterprises to invest in China,
particularly in the western and northeastern regions, said Tang
while meeting with Britain's Prince Andrew, the Duke of York.
Tang said the two countries are expected to focus more on
exchanges and cooperation in such fields as trade, investment,
finance, education and culture since China-Britain relations are
currently at a good development stage.
Prince Andrew, who is also the country's special representative
for international trade and investment, said he will make efforts
for further enhancing trade and investment cooperation between the
two countries.
He said his visit is aimed at reinforcing Britain-China
relations following President Hu Jintao's visit to Britain last
year.
The prince, as guest of the Chinese People's Institute of
Foreign Affairs, started his trade and commerce-centered China
visit on Sunday.
Besides Beijing, Andrew will also visit China's financial hub of
Shanghai, East China's Jiangsu Province and Northwest China's
Shaanxi Province.
(Xinhua News Agency March 27, 2006)
