*** *** This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of ambassadorial diplomatic relations between China and the UK. Looking back, we will not forget the older generation of friends who have made historical contributions to the development of China UK relations. Looking forward to the future, I hope that people of insight and representatives of the business community of the two countries will uphold the "ice breaking spirit", continue to expand mutually beneficial cooperation, endow China UK friendship with a new era connotation, and better benefit the two countries and their peoples. (Xinhua News Agency)