President to visit UK by royal invitation
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BRITAIN’S Queen Elizabeth II will host Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife for a state visit in October, the monarch said yesterday in a speech outlining her government’s legislative programme.
Delivering the speech at parliament written for her by Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative government, the 89-year-old said she and husband Prince Phillip “look forward to welcoming His Excellency the President of The People’s Republic of China and Madam Peng on a state visit in October.”
The queen’s office later issued a statement saying that Xi and his wife had accepted the invitation and would stay at Buckingham Palace.
Britain’s Foreign Office said in January it was discussing a possible visit with the Chinese government.
The last state visit from China was by President Hu Jintao in 2005, although Cameron and other British ministers visited Beijing in 2013. The queen and her husband paid a state visit to China in 1986.
Prince William, the queen’s grandson and second-in-line to the throne, met Xi in March in the highest-profile visit to China by a member of the royal family since the 1986 visit. The prince passed on an official invitation from the queen for October’s trip.
Buckingham Palace has been on a charm offensive toward China, with William issuing a Lunar New Year message in Mandarin ahead of his China visit.
As well as meeting the queen, the Chinese president will attend parliament and have talks with Cameron.
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