UK, China to deepen cooperation on UN peacekeeping missions: British Foreign Secretary

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has called for the UK and China to deepen cooperation on UN peacekeeping missions. He made the remarks during a visit to a Chinese peacekeeping training center outside Beijing.

Miliband visited a Peacekeeping training center on the first day of his three-day visit to China, to boost ties and cooperation. He hailed China's contribution to the world's peacekeeping missions.

Britain has donated course materials, communication equipment and built a Self-Access Center for English Language Learning at the training center.

China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (R) meets with Britain's  Foreign Secretary David Miliband (L) at Chinese Foreign Ministry  in Beijing March 16, 2010. REUTERS/Feng Li/Pool