"Let's stick together and make a golden decade for both our countries," said UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne.
Indeed, the "Osborne Doctrine" preceded President Xi Jinping's UK state visit in September, when the Chancellor visited China and announced the British government’s intention to make the UK China’s “best partner in the West.”
However, the foundation of the bilateral golden decade was set up in spring.
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