On May 15th, Mr. Liang Jianquan, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA), met with Lord Charles Powell, member of the House of Lords of the British Parliament. The two sides exchanged views on China-UK relations, European situation and other issues of common interest. 

At the invitation of CPIFA, Lord Powell visited China from May 13th to 19th. In Beijing, Mr.Hu Chunhua, Vice Premier of State Council, Mr. Huang Shuxian, Minister of Civil Affairs, Mr. Fu Ziying, China International Trade Negotiation Representative and Vice Minister of Commerce, Mme. Fu Ying, Vice Chairwoman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress, and Mr. Fan Gang, Director of Nationl Economic Research Institute of China Reform Research Foundation met with him respectively.  Apart from Beijing, Lord Powell also visited Shanghai.