UK firms eager for Chinese markets

British businesses interested in views of China's visiting vice-premier

LONDON - UK businesses hope that China will continue opening its markets to foreign investors, said a senior British business leader as Vice-Premier Li Keqiang visits the country.

"What British businesses would like to hear (are) his views in terms of China being open to foreign business - in particular UK businesses - and that they are welcomed to continue to invest in China," said Stephen Phillips, chief executive of the China-Britain Business Council (CBBC).