Mao Weiming, deputy secretary of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee and governor of Hunan Province, led a Hunan delegation on a visit to the United Kingdom between April 2 and 4, 2025. This tour aimed to thoroughly implement Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy, carrying forward the important consensus reached by the heads of state of the two countries. Taking advantage of the positive momentum from stabilizing and improving bilateral relations, Hunan will expand opening up and cooperation, launch friendly exchanges, strengthen innovation and coordination, advance win-win partnerships through economy and trade, and promote people-to-people exchanges via culture and tourism linkage.
Chinese Ambassador to the UK Zheng Zeguang; HM Trade Commissioner for China and Hong Kong Lewis Neal; and, Hunan Provincial People's Government Secretary General Qu Hai attended.
On April 2, Governor Mao Weiming has a working meeting with Chinese Ambassador to the UK Zheng Zeguang.
On April 4, Governor Mao meets with Edmund Strengiel, chairman of Lincolnshire County Council.
On April 3, Governor Mao delivers a speech at the Hunan Culture & Tourism Promotional Event.
On April 3, Governor Mao attends the Hunan Culture & Tourism Promotional Event.
On April 3, Governor Mao joins the Hunan-UK Economic and Trade Cooperation Breakfast Meeting.
On April 3, Governor Mao witnesses the Hunan-UK Economic and Trade Cooperation Signing Ceremony.
On April 3, Governor Mao witnesses the signing of a contract between the Hunan Iron and Steel Group and the ArcelorMittal Group.
On April 3, Governor Mao meets with Shaun Grady, vice president of Business Development Operations at AstraZeneca and chair of AstraZeneca in the UK.
On April 4, Governor Mao visits the Dynex Semiconductor Ltd.
On April 3, Governor Mao witnesses the signing ceremony with Elsevier RLEX.
On April 3, Governor Mao and Jane Hutchins, director of the Cambridge Science Park, attend the inauguration ceremony of the Cambridge-TusHoldings (Hunan) Science and Technology Joint Innovation Center.
On April 3, Governor Mao meets with Richard Penty, vice chancellor of the University of Cambridge.
The delegation also called at the Chinese Embassy in the UK, where they exchanged views with Ambassador Zheng Zeguang on enhancing interactions between Hunan and the UK, deepening industrial cooperation, promoting people-to-people exchanges, and promoting Hunan to the UK.Photos taken by Sun Minjian and Shen Xiangjin.This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.