Year
Visitors to UK
Visitors to China
Significant events
1952
cont
1953
1954
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June July Chinese Trade mission
Sept-Oct. Britain-China Friendship Society, including 4 Labour MPs
July Unofficial delegation of businessmen
Aug Sept Labour Party delegation led by Mr Attlee
business in China will close down
June. Establishment of the "48 Group" of companies trading to China
Aug. British Council closes offices in Peking and Shanghai, withdraws from
China
Dec. Closure of Consulate- General at Tianjin announced
Jan. Part of Embassy compound in Peking requisitioned
Mr Eden Premier Zhou April. Enlai agreement at Geneva on exchanging Chargé d'Affaires July. 1st Chargé d'Affaires en titre presents letter of appointment in Peking.
23 July. British civil airliner shot down off Hainan Island. Chinese apologise and
offer compensation.
Sept. Huan Xiang appointed Chargé d'Affaires en titre (letter of appointment presented 3 Nov).
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