【答案解析】Ladies and Gentlemen, With its splendid culture and numerous inventions, Britain has made tremendous contribution to human civilization and progress. It has also exerted an important influence on China's social development. Since the beginning of reform and opening-up, we have called upon our people to study and draw upon advanced science and technology, managerial expertise and free cultural achievements of Britain and other countries with the goal of boosting our own modernization drive. China has always attached importance to the United Kingdom and its role in Europe and in the world. Both China and the UK are permanent members of the UN Security Council, shouldering major responsibilities and having extensive shared interests in safeguarding world peace and promoting common development. We should view China-Britain relations from a strategic and long-term point of view. I hope our two sides will make further efforts to increase contact and understanding, and strengthen consultation and cooperation between our two countries.