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UK's May gets invite to China's Silk Road summit: sources

Her aides confirm that she will visit China this year to discuss trade ties

Published Wed, Feb 8, 2017 · 09:50 PM

    Beijing

    CHINA has invited British Prime Minister Theresa May to attend a major summit in May on its "One Belt, One Road" initiative to build a new Silk Road, diplomatic sources told Reuters, as London said she would visit China this year.

    "One Belt, One Road" is Chinese President Xi Jinping's landmark programme to invest billions of dollars in infrastructure projects, including railways, ports and power grids, across Asia, Africa and Europe.

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