Du Xiaoying

Visiting Vice-Premier Liu Yandong received an honorary doctorate from the University of Edinburgh on Tuesday, the second day of her four-day official visit to the United Kingdom. Speaking at the ceremony after accepting the honor awarded in recognition of her contribution to the deepening of Sino-UK ties, Liu stressed that "China has entered a new era, and China-UK relations have entered a golden age". She said universities play an important role in the future of China and UK cooperation.

Visiting Chinese Vice-Premier Liu Yandong received an honorary doctorate from the University of Edinburgh on Tuesday during the second day of her four-day official visit to the United Kingdom. Speaking at the ceremony during which she accepted the honor, which was made in recognition of her contribution to the deepening of Sino-UK ties in the "golden era", Liu stressed that "China has entered a new era, and China-UK relations have entered a golden age".

Vice-Premier Liu Yandong has kicked off an official visit to the United Kingdom that will last from Monday until Thursday and take her to the cities of London, Edinburgh, and Oxford. Liu will co-chair the fifth-annual UK-China High-Level People-to-People Dialogue – the highest level Sino-UK dialogue to be held in the UK this year. Jeremy Hunt, Britain's secretary of state for health, will also co-chair the event.