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Then-Chinese Vice-President Hu Jintao is welcomed by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in London, Oct 30, 2001. [Photo/Xinhua]
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In October 2001, at the invitation of British Prime Minister Blair, Vice-President Hu Jintao paid an official visit to the UK.