'London is calling and Beijing is listening'

Better relations will put China-UK business relations on strong footing

It has been a rocky 18 months for China and Britain on the diplomatic front, but the chill at the political level has been noticeably absent in business relations between the two nations.

It is a case of reading between the lines when Stephen Phillips, chief executive of the China-Britain Business Council, explains why. Money talks, even when political leaders don't, and wise heads from both sides have ensured that there are no disruptions in bilateral business transactions.