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8. The very successful State Visit in October further
underlines the excellence of UK-China relations.
Queen and Prince Philip, who were accompanied by
Sir Geoffrey Howe, received a warm and enthusiastic
welcome from both the Chinese leadership and people.
There is a busy programme of high-level visits, but
British visitors to China outnumber Chinese visitors to
Britain. The Prime Minister visited in 1982 and 1984.
Lord Young has undertaken three trade missions since
1985. Mr Raison, Mr Renton, Mr Luce, Mr Lamont,
Mr Walden and Mr Spicer have visited China recently.
Premier Zhao Ziyang came to Britain in 1985; the Minister
of Foreign Relations and Trade, Zheng Tuobin, in May
1986; and the then General Secretary Hu Yaobang,
Vice-Premier Li Peng in June 1986; Minister for National
Defence Zhang Aiping in September 1986, and Jia Shi,
Chairman of the China Council for Promotion of
International Trade this month. In April this year
Mr Edward Heath MP made a private visit to China to
conduct the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and the Central
Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra in Peking. The proceeds
of the Peking concert went to the Fund for the
Handicapped headed by Deng Xiaoping's crippled son,
Deng Pufang.
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