(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) British Prime Minister David Cameron has promised to create a "partnership for growth and reform" as he visits China on a trade mission with more than 100 UK business leaders.
The prime minister also pledged to put his "full political weight" behind a proposed agreement to free up trading between China and the European Union
He is due to hold talks with premier Li Keqiang on a separate China-UK deal said to be worth 1.8 billion Pounds a year, the (BBC) reported
Some EU states fear a flood of cheap imports if a wider pact is approved
Writing in Chinese magazine Caixin, Cameron declared his ambition to use this week's visit to help forge "a partnership for growth and reform that can help to deliver the Chinese dream and long-term prosperity for Britain too"
He welcomed signals from last month's third plenum of the ruling Communist Party that China wanted to open up more under the leadership of President Xi Jinping, who took up office a year ago
Cameron said he wanted to show that "an open Britain is the ideal partner for an opening China"
He added: "Britain is uniquely placed to make the case for deepening the European Union's trade and investment relationship with China.
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