“We are looking forward to a golden visit in a golden year that launches a golden decade,” she told reporters. “President Xi’s visit to the UK last year was a very successful one. TranscriptLord Chamberlain: Can I present Commander Lucy D’Orsi, who was gold commander during the Chinese state visit. Last week, China’s ambassador in London, Liu Xiaoming, accused the US and UK of “making trouble in the South China Sea” by opposing his country’s activities in the region. The “golden era” of UK-China relations appears to have lost some of its glitter after the Queen accused Chinese officials of being “very rude” to the British ambassador during President Xi Jinping’s first state visit to Britain last year.

Source: The Guardian May 10, 2016 22:11 UTC