British Prince Charles met on Tuesday with visiting Chinese
State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan with both agreeing that the two
countries should have cooperation in the Olympics.
During the meeting with the visiting Chinese State Councilor,
the prince was given a briefing on China's preparations for the Beijing Olympics in August, and said that
Beijing Olympics were very important, and the two countries could
learn from each other since Britain would host the next Olympic
Games in 2012.
The prince also hoped that Britain and China could cooperate on
ecological protection, including tropic rain forest.
Tang said British royal family had maintained friendly exchanges
with China, and had played an important role in the development of
the bilateral relations, hoping that the prince would continue his
support for it.
On Monday, Tang had talks with British Prime Minster Gordon
Brown, and Justice Secretary Jack Straw.
Tang left Beijing on Saturday for visits to Britain and Japan at
the invitation of the governments of the two countries.
Tang, as Chinese President Hu Jintao's special envoy, will also
visit the Republic of Korea (ROK) to attend the inauguration
ceremony of ROK President Lee Myung-bak scheduled for February
25.
(Xinhua News Agency February 20, 2008)