Britain's newly appointed Prime Minister Theresa May has written a special letter to China's leadership expressing her sincere desire to improve diplomatic and economic ties with Beijing, the South China Morning Post reported.

The letter was passed to China's leadership by UK's Minister for Asia, Alok Sharma, who is currently on his first diplomatic visit to China. This is the first big diplomatic move by Britain's new Prime Minister to assuage China after postponing the Hinkley Nuclear Power Point Project.

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The letter states that Britain unilaterally supports China to hold the G20 Summit and the platform is expected to foster cooperation on a host of trade and global issues, the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement.

Earlier in the day, Sharma met China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing. He noted that the UK values its relationship with China and perceives the country as its "major global strategic partner."

The trade relationship between China and the UK has strengthened over the years, with big multinational companies from both countries investing billions of dollars in each other's economy. In the wake of the Brexit crisis, some Chinese companies including Huawei Inc announced that they would not defer from their plan to invest in Great Britain.

Postponement of Hinkley Point Project

Last month, the Chinese government was left miffed after Britain postponed the long-delayed Hinkley Point Project until the autumn season.      

The ambitious project, which was sealed under the David Cameron government, was canceled at the orders of Britain's new Prime Minister Theresa May. According to sources, May had security concerns over Chinese ownership of British nuclear power stations.

The $18 billion nuclear project was partly financed by a Chinese consortium, while two-third was financed by French energy firm EDF.

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