BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese state newspaper on Wednesday called Britain a "declining empire" with a people prejudiced against China and a media obsessed with its human rights situation, as Premier Li Keqiang wrapped up a visit to London.
The Global Times, a racy tabloid with a strong nationalist bent published by the Communist Party's official People's Daily, slammed what it said was unfounded speculation in the British press that China had demanded Li meet Queen Elizabeth.
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