Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent state visit to the UK, both the countries sealed a series of business deals, including an agreement by Chinese investors to take a one-third stake in Hinkley Point C, the country's first nuclear plant for a generation.
Eyeing a larger share of China's fast-growing tourist market, Cameron hopes to establish Britain as China's number one partner in the west. His plans to announce cheaper tourist visas will see the tourists pay a mere amount of £324. Ministers are also exploring a pilot for a 10 year tourist visa, with unlimited multiple visits, specifically for China. Among deals to be announced, Britain will also set up a new system of tourist visas for Chinese visitors, who typically spend £2,688 each on an visit, totalling about £500m a year. Beijing is expected to introduce a reciprocal arrangement for British tourists.
The number of Chinese tourists visiting Britain has doubled in the past five years, from 89,000 in 2009 to 185,000 in 2014.
