China and Britain will enjoy a brighter future in their ties as long as the two sides join hands to cooperate based on the spirit of pioneering, innovation, mutual benefit and win-win, said Liu Xiaomin, China's ambassador to Britain.

China and Britain agreed to establish ambassadorial-level ties 40 years ago. Since then, the two countries have enjoyed continuous development of bilateral ties which are reaching a mature, healthy, stable stage, Liu said in an interview with Xinhua here on Monday.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of China-Britain full diplomatic relations and it will serve another start for China-Britain ties, Liu said.

(Source: Xinhua)