Chinese premier meets British foreign secretary
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) meets with British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt in Beijing, capital of China, July 30, 2018. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)
BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt in Beijing Monday, hailing the positive progress in China-UK ties and substantial cooperation in all areas.
Li said that as permanent members of the UN Security Council and two of the world's major economies, China and Britain have the responsibility to uphold the international order and systems based on the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, and the multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization (WTO) at its core.
"China and Britain should jointly adhere to multilateralism, safeguard an open world economy, and add constructive forces for stability in the world," Li said during the meeting.
China expects to advance all-round development of bilateral relations and cooperation with Britain, in a principle of mutual respect and equal treatment, Li stressed.
He called on the two sides to make a good use of each other's advantages and expand cooperation in various areas, and take the opportunity of the launch of the Shanghai-London Stock Connect within the year to cultivate new growth points for cooperation and achieve win-win results.
"China will work to create a better business environment for foreign companies in the country, including those from Britain," Li said, hoping Britain to provide a sound system guarantee for Chinese companies to invest in the United Kingdom.
Hunt, who was on his first China visit as British foreign secretary, hailed the development of "Golden Era" of bilateral relations.
Britain looks forward to the annual meeting of the two heads of government next year, and is willing to continue cementing political trust with China and synergizing development strategies, said Hunt.
Given the international situation stands at a critical point, Britain and China should enhance communication and coordination, jointly uphold multilateralism, free trade, and safeguard the international order based on rules, he said.
Hunt co-chaired the ninth China-UK Strategic Dialogue with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi Monday.
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（7月31日新华社电 北京）本周一，国家总理李克强在北京会见英国外交大使杰瑞米.亨特。称赞中英关系和两国在各领域重要合作中取得的积极进步。
李克强表示，两国作为安理会常任理事国了， 亦是世界两大重要经济体，中国和英国有责任支持国际规则和基于联合国宪章的目的和原则的系统（的正常运行）。同时，还要和世界贸易组织一道支持国际多边贸易系统。
“中国和英国应该共同坚持多边主义，保障开放的世界经济和确保世界稳定的结构性动力。”李克强在会面中强调。
中国期待基于相互的欣赏和平等的关系，共同推进两国双边关系与协作的全面发展,李强调。
他呼吁两国利用好相互的优势，并扩展两国在各领域的合作，同时，还要抓住有望在今年开通的上海至伦敦的专线，以培育双方合作的新增长点并实现双赢。
“中国将致力于提升针对外企的营商环境，包括了那些英国企业。”李克强表示，希望英国提供一个有效彻底的系统保护中国企业在英国的投资。
亨特作为英国外交大系统使以来第一次访问中国,称当下的双边关系是发展的“黄金时代”。
英国期待着明年两国首脑的年度会面，同时，也希望继续巩固政治互信，并加强发展战略，亨特说。
考虑到国际形势目前处一个关键时期，中英应该加强沟通与协作，共同支持多边主义，并确保基于国际法的国际规则的运行，他说。
亨特还同中国国务委员、外交部部长王毅就第九届届中英战略论坛进行会谈。
