综合一区欧美国产,99国产麻豆免费精品,九九精品黄色录像,亚洲激情青青草,久久亚洲熟妇熟,中文字幕av在线播放,国产一区二区卡,九九久久国产精品,久久精品视频免费

USEUROPEAFRICAASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
World
Home / World / Europe

London mayor hails free trade, subway system on China tour

By Matt Hodges in Shanghai and Zhang Yue in Beijing | China Daily | Updated: 2013-10-17 00:22

London mayor hails free trade, subway system on China tour

Mayor of London Boris Johnson (left) poses with a fold-up bicyle on a 30th-floor balcony overlooking the Bund in Shanghai on Wednesday. Johnson came to China to promote trade, investment and products from Britain. Gao Erqiang / China Daily

Mayor of London Boris Johnson spoke optimistically of the involvement of British companies in the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone on Wednesday while posing atop a bicycle on a vertiginous 30th-floor balcony overlooking local landmark the Bund.

Johnson, an avid cyclist known for his signature bicycle-riding commute in 2009 to call for energy conservation, flew into China's financial hub earlier in the day for the second stop of a weeklong jaunt aimed at promoting Sino-British bilateral trade, investment and fold-up British bikes.

One day earlier, the conservative British politician with trademark messy blond hair made headlines by riding the Beijing subway and comparing it favorably to the London underground.

"The free trade zone sounds extremely interesting and exciting. We're looking at which are the excluded sectors ... and trying to work out exactly how far it's going to go," he said.

"But it's a very positive step, very good news, and we look forward to watching future developments, and we hope very much British companies will play their part. And maybe we could manufacture British bicycles in the free trade zone as well."

"It's very important for us to build our friendships, build our relationships with China," he added.

Johnson stepped onto Beijing Subway's Line 1 on Tuesday afternoon to learn about the metro experience in the capital, traveling from Xidan station to Gongzhufen station along Chang'an Street, not long before rush hour, according to The Beijing News.

"Clean", "crowded" and "cheap", were words Johnson used to describe the Beijing subway, after learning that a subway ticket costs only two yuan ($0.33) for the whole journey.

After getting off the subway at Gongzhufen station, he asked staff about the details of the system's design and expressed an interest in learning more.

British media have portrayed his trip as one half of a charm offensive rounded out by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, who is leading a ministerial delegation around China this week.

Earlier in the week, Osborne outlined plans for relaxed visa rules for Chinese businesspeople and high-spending tourists.

Britain is the second-biggest trading center for the Chinese currency after Singapore.

Contact the writer at zhangyue@chinadaily.com.cn

Most Viewed in 24 Hours
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
察隅县| 郁南县| 昭苏县| 兴山县| 壶关县| 获嘉县| 盐边县| 宜丰县| 广州市| 西城区| 龙里县| 榆树市| 桦川县| 重庆市| 莱州市| 嘉禾县| 中江县| 莱阳市| 大竹县| 建湖县| 武清区| 白朗县| 博爱县| 甘孜县| 卢龙县| 上饶县| 德令哈市| 永兴县| 武宣县| 罗定市| 沐川县| 上思县| 龙山县| 绥芬河市| 毕节市| 彩票| 灌云县| 辰溪县| 阳朔县| 安达市| 黔东|