The British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown -- making his first visit to China since he came into office last year -- says he wants trade between the two countries to increase by fifty per cent in the next two years. He was speaking at a joint news conference in Beijing with his Chinese counterpart, Wen Jiabao.
Mr Wen confirmed the target, saying it would bring two-way trade between Britain and China to some sixty billion dollars a year. Britain is already China's biggest European investor.
The BBC Beijing correspondent says Mr Brown's trip is expected to focus largely on business, as well as the environment.
