British lion who stalks China for roaring trade deals

Trade and investment between China and the UK will skyrocket as the world's second-largest economy increasingly moves into service-based industries including finance and architecture, preeminent British business expert Lord James Sassoon has predicted.

A former British government minister and the current chairman of the China-Britain Business Council, Sassoon says the increase in economic ties will be driven by China's inevitable expansion into industries that align with the UK's field of financial expertise and commercial experience.

The 57-year-old says the catalyst will be China's rise in the so-called "invisible" sectors such as financial services, design, engineering, legal services, architecture, healthcare and education.