2015年CRI Ambassador Reveals Details of President Xi's UK Visit（在线收听）

President Xi Jinping will arrive in the UK on Monday - the first state visit to that country by a Chinese president in a decade.

"I am convinced that Xi Jinping's visit will officially usher in a golden era for China-UK relations."

According to Ambassador Liu Xiaoming, the Chinese President will be greeted with a high-level reception. 

The president will honoured with a 103-gun salute on the Green Park and the London Tower Bridge and Queen Elizabeth will hold a grand welcome ceremony for him. After the ceremony, the royal couple will accompany Xi Jinping and his wife to Buckingham Palace. 

"When I say 'super high standard,' I mean the royal family, not only the queen but also the three generations of royal family members, will attend President Xi's activities. On the government side, Prime Minister David Cameron will hold official talks with Xi Jinping and accompany him to participate in a series of activities."

The Chinese President's time in the UK has been scheduled with a variety of activities, including a visit to historical London, and rambling in the countryside with Cameron. 

Ambassador Liu Xiaoming notes that a number of cooperation deals are expected to be sealed during Xi Jinping's stay in the UK.

"The two governments will reach a series of agreements and companies on both sides will sign big contracts in such fields as infrastructure, financial cooperation, investment, new energy, and creative industry." 

Besides trade and investment, inter-governmental relations and people-to-people exchanges are also topics to be addressed during the visit.

Xi Jinping is going to attend a business forum and visit parliament, where he is scheduled to deliver a major speech.

"The two countries see more closer high-level contacts and deepening political mutual trust. Another area is deepening cooperation. The third highlight is more people-to-people exchanges, so that the people of the two countries will become more familiar with each other. China-UK ties are growing increasingly mature and stable, with closer cooperation in international affairs."

According to the Ambassador, Xi Jinping will also visit the London-based Imperial College and attend the annual meeting of the Confucius Institute. 

More than 2,000 Chinese students pursue studies in this college. 

For CRI, this is Niu Honglin.