Xi to make state visit to Britain in the autumn

Chinese leader and first lady Peng Liyuan to stay at Buckingham Palace in October

President Xi Jinping is to pay a state visit to Britain in October, the first by a Chinese president in a decade, and stay at Buckingham Palace.

The visit is being viewed as a growing sign of improved relations between the two countries. Xi could be the first head of state to personally congratulate the queen on becoming the longest serving monarch in British history.