The Prime Minister Theresa May has promised a ‘golden age’ in the relationship between the UK and China after she met the China’s vice-premier in London. Speaking before the eighth UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue got under way, Mrs May said: "I'm determined that as we leave the European Union, we build a truly global Britain that is open for business. There will be an announcement that the Chinese contractor CITIC Construction is to invest £200m in the first phase of the £1.7bn London Royal Albert Docks project, headed by the Chinese developer ABP. Investment from Chinese companies in the UK has become a major part of investment programmes, despite the thaw in relations after the delayed confirmation of Hinckley Point C.

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