Chinese President’s visit to the UK continues as nuclear deal looms

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After an elaborate state banquet at Buckingham Palace, with the Queen of England, China’s President is turning his attention today to business. Xi Jinping is continuing his state visit to the UK as a major nuclear deal looms. Two Chinese state enterprises are expected to invest around AED 121 billion in the first nuclear power plant to be built in the UK in a generation. The President will hold talks with Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron where they are expected to confirm the investment.

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