Chequers in northwest of London has hosted foreign dignitaries since becoming an official retreat for prime ministers in 1921. Chinese President Xi Jinping next week will become the latest state leader to be welcomed to this tranquil country house.
Country house to add English tradition to Xi, Cameron meeting
President Xi Jinping next week will become the latest state leader to be welcomed to Chequers, a tranquil country house in Britain that has hosted foreign dignitaries since becoming an official retreat for prime ministers in 1921, Chinese news website the paper.cn reported.
The neo-Gothic-style estate 50 km northwest of London in Buckinghamshire is believed to be a light-hearted supplement to the buttoned-up Downing Street meeting between British PM David Cameron and Xi, who will start his four-day visit on Oct 19 with wife Peng Liyuan.
Like its US counterpart Camp David, Chequers witnessed historic moments with the people who stayed there. Wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill was informed of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor while dinning at the mansion with American ambassador John Winant and special envoy Averell Harriman. [Full story]
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (L) walks around the rose garden with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a meeting at Chequers residence, October 9, 2015. [Photo/Agencies] |
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