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BEIJING, Feb. 1-- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with visiting British Prime Minister Theresa May Thursday, calling on both countries to forge an enhanced version of the "Golden Era" bilateral ties. During their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Xi said peace, development and win-win cooperation have been the mainstream of the times with the development of a multipolar world, economic globalization, cultural diversity and great IT applications. The two countries need to conform to the trend of the times, respond to the needs of their respective development stage and bilateral cooperation, and add new meaning into the bilateral ties so as to forge an enhanced version of the "Golden Era", Xi told May. China and Britain agreed to embrace a "Golden Era" for bilateral relations during Xi's visit to Britain in October 2017. Xi said that China is willing to work with Britain to promote the healthy and steady development of bilateral ties in a new era. He made four proposals for the future development of bilateral ties. Firstly, the two countries should consider and design the future development of bilateral ties from a strategic height and in a comprehensive way. Xi called on both countries to continue to host high-level dialogue in areas of strategy, finance and people-to-people exchanges, and strengthen exchanges between the legislature bodies, political parties and militaries. | 
