Top envoy says UK has huge potential

China's top envoy to the UK said 2017 will be a year for consolidating the China-UK "Golden Era", in spite of challenges that some Chinese businesses in the UK may face from Brexit, especially those in the financial industry and companies with EU headquarters in the UK.

"The China-UK relationship is now at a historic moment, and it is time to lock in what has been achieved and seek further progress," said Liu Xiaoming, China's ambassador to the United Kingdom, in an exclusive interview with China Daily. "There is huge potential to be tapped and bright prospects for cooperation."

Liu made his remarks in tandem with the publication of a British government policy document on Thursday that clearly sets out the way in which the UK will be withdrawn from the 28-member European Union.