中英共同推动贸易往来

Trade links between China and the UK will top the agenda in London when vice¹ premier² Li KeQiang holds talks with Prime Minister David Cameron later.

中国副总理李克强与英国首相大卫·卡梅伦举行会谈之后，中英之间的贸易联系将成为英国的首要议程。

Mr Li KeQiang is joined on the UK visit by 50 government officials and 100 business leaders
Both countries are keen to strengthen economic ties during the four-day visit which began in Scotland on Sunday.

Mr Li, who is tipped to become China's next premier, has already signed a £6.4m green energy deal in Edinburgh.

He has also been campaigning to get the EU trade bans against China lifted and has just spent three days in Spain.

The EU has an arms embargo³ in place that limits high technology sales to China which could have a dual⁴ military use.

'Whisky deal'

Britain, meanwhile, wants to urge China to open its markets and avoid protectionism（保护主义） .

The vice premier and Mr Cameron will sign new business agreements in a ceremony ahead of a lunchtime banquet（宴会） .

The visitor will also meet other key government figures, including Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Chancellor⁵ George Osborne and Foreign Secretary William Hague.

On Tuesday, Mr Li delivers a speech to business leaders, before returning to Beijing on Wednesday

He has brought with him around 50 government officials and another 100 Chinese business leaders - one of the biggest accompanying delegations⁶ from the east Asian nation ever.

On Sunday, a deal was struck which will see technology pioneered in Scotland used at a new renewable energy conversion⁷ plant in China.

Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond said the licensing⁸ deal was reached between Sino-Scots firm Shanghai Huanuan Boiler⁹ and Vessel¹⁰ Co/Cochran and Scotland-based engineers W2E Engineering, which specialises in generating electricity from domestic（国内的，家庭的） refuse.

Talks were held with the Scottish executive in Edinburgh and Mr Salmond said the visit was vital for building economic growth.

China has already made several Scottish trade agreements, including a deal requiring all "Scotch¹¹ Whisky" sold in China to have been made in Scotland.

In Spain, Mr Li signed £4.8bn ($7.5bn, 5.7bn euros) in trade deals and has also visited Germany.