Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron and China's President Xi Jinping (L) view the Jules Rimet trophy during a visit to the City Football Academy in Manchester, Britain October 23, 2015. REUTERS/Joe Giddens/pool
Despite Britain’s role as the closest US ally, its leaders have surprised the world by surging forward in relations with a rising China.
FOR centuries, relations between Britain and China have been undulating, rising rather more than declining.
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