Overseas visits: 6-12 September 2008, to Beijing, China, to attend the second UK-China Leadership of the Future Forum.

BBC: Shailesh Vara

If China's new leadership gives citizens a chance to shape their future, their past will be present to all of us.

BBC: Old 100 names: Witnesses of China's history

Wealthy Chinese have been trying to get their assets out of China, probably as a hedge against the uncertain future of the Chinese economy under its new leadership and for the simple fact that economic growth rates will be halved this year from last and maybe halved again next year.

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