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China Daily Europe | Updated: 2015-10-23 08:05

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President Xi Jinping addresses peers and MPs in Parliament's Royal Gallery on Oct 20 in London. Dan Kitwood / Reuters

President Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, accompanied by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, view a display of Chinese items from the Royal Collection at Buckingham Palace in London on Oct 20. Matt Dunham / Reuters

President Xi and Prince Philip review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony in London on Oct 20. Richard Pohle

A woman waits for the carriage procession on the Mall in London on Oct 20. Peter Nicholls / Reuters

First lady Peng Liyuan and Queen Elizabeth II attend the welcome ceremony in London on Oct 20. Alastair Grant / AP

Queen Elizabeth II toasts President Xi during the state banquet at Buckingham Palace on Oct 20. LIPINSKI / AFP

President Xi Jinping and first lady Peng Liyuan listen to Alice P. Gast, president of Imperial College London, as she talks about Chinese students at the college on Oct 21. Wu Zhiyi / China Daily

President Xi signs the distinguished visitors book watched by The Lord Mayor of London Alan Yarrow before a banquet at the Guildhall in London on Oct 21. Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP

President Xi is welcomed by British Prime Minister David Cameron to 10 Downing Street in central London on Oct 21. Toby Melville / Reuters

First lady Peng Linyuan speaks to students during a visit to Fortismere School in London on Oct 21. Paul Hackett / Reuters

President Xi and first lady Peng Liyuan stand with Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, as they attend a creative industry event at Lancaster House in London on Oct 21. Heathcliff O'Malley / Reuters