UK's Cameron in Beijing on business-centered visit

BEIJING. November 9. KAZINFORM British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, leading his country's largest-ever official delegation to China in the latest European push to win business and spur a sluggish economy at home; Kazinform refers to China Daily.

Cameron, accompanied by four Cabinet ministers and about 50 business leaders, was due to meet with Premier Wen Jiabao at the Great Hall of the People in the heart of the capital later Tuesday. He meets President Hu Jintao on Wednesday.

The two-day visit marks Cameron's second major foray to court an emerging economy since taking office in May. He went to India in July.

The visit would "mark another step to making Britain the successful, open, trading and pro-business country that I want it to be," Cameron said in a statement issued before his departure Monday.

Britain "wants to have a much, much stronger relationship with China," he said.

Last year, China was Britain's third-largest source of imports and ninth-largest export market. Cameron has said he hopes to see annual bilateral trade double by 2015 to more than $100 billion, including $30 billion per year in British exports.

On Wednesday, Cameron will deliver a speech insisting Britain retains considerable global influence despite its economic woes, and constitutes an important trading partner for China; Kazinform cites China Daily.

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