BEIJING — Vice-Premier Hu Chunhua held a phone conversation on Dec 7 with British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak on advancing bilateral practical cooperation.

Hu, who leads the Chinese delegation to the China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue, noted that President Xi Jinping and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently held a phone conversation and reached important consensus on bolstering relations and strengthening cooperation between the two countries.

The Chinese side stands ready to work with the British side to implement the consensus reached by the two leaders, and make new progress in practical cooperation, Hu said.

Hu expects the two countries will meet each other halfway, strengthen exchanges and cooperation in trade, investment, finance and other areas, and continuously broaden and deepen their practical cooperation.

Sunak, who leads the British delegation to the dialogue, said his country attaches great importance to relations with China, stands ready to deepen bilateral economic and financial cooperation with China, strengthen cooperation in climate change, green finance, economy, trade and investment and push for new progress in bilateral relations.

Both sides have agreed to hold the 11th dialogue in 2022 in due course.