LONDON (Sputnik) – Xi, who landed in London late on Monday to start the first high-level state visit to the United Kingdom in a decade, said that his impressions give "good reason" to believe that the countries' bilateral relations could reach "a new height."
"Although my visit has just started, I am already deeply impressed by the vitality of China-UK relations and the profound friendship between our peoples," Xi said.
"It is fair to say that China and the UK are increasingly interdependent and becoming a community of shared interests," Xi said.
After addressing both houses of the British parliament, the Chinese leader is expected to attend a UK-China business summit and visit several UK educational institutions, as well as businesses, including the Chinese-based Huawei Technologies, and Britain’s Inmarsat satellite enterprise.
