'Daring' UK on right road with China

Envoy says he's impressed by British stance on Xi's initiative

Liu Xiaoming, Chinese ambassador to the United Kingdom, told China Daily in an exclusive interview that he was "deeply impressed" by the strong support shown by many British friends for the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative - a blueprint launched by President Xi Jinping in 2013.

"The UK was the first major Western power to join as a full member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the second contributor after China to inject capital into the AIIB special fund. These moves speak to Britain's entrepreneurship, of daring to take the lead, and Britain's farsightedness and truly global vision.