Trade with UK reaches record $81b in 2014

Transactions involving vehicles, aviation and telecoms expand

Bilateral trade between China and the United Kingdom hit a record high in 2014, and China's investment in the UK also saw robust growth, a Chinese senior diplomat said.

The year was marked by enhanced China-UK economic cooperation, with bilateral trade reaching $80.9 billion, up 15.3 percent year-on-year, said Jin Xu, minister counselor of the economic and commercial office of China's embassy in Britain.