Ma Jiantang, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of DRC, meets with Philip Barton, Deputy Secretary of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the UK, on Dec 2, via video link. [Photo/drc.gov.cn]

Ma Jiantang, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Development Research Center of the State Council (DRC), met with Philip Barton, Deputy Secretary of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the UK, on Dec 2, via video link.

Ma Jiantang, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of DRC, meets with Philip Barton, Deputy Secretary of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the UK, on Dec 2, via video link. [Photo/drc.gov.cn]

They spoke highly of their long-term cooperation, and exchanged views on further strengthening it in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, economic matters and trade.