Cultural ties vital to China, UK, Li says

Premier Li Keqiang called for more cooperation between China and the United Kingdom in cultural fields including education, health, youth exchanges and tourism, as the two countries held a high-level people-to-people dialogue on Wednesday.

Beijing and London should do more to create flagship programs in people-to-people exchanges, to deepen the understanding between the countries' citizens, Li said during a meeting with visiting British Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt.

The people-to-people dialogue has boosted the high level of China-UK cooperation and pushed forward their comprehensive strategic partnership, Li said.