Mr. Tony Blair, former British Prime Minister, visited China from 6 to 7 November as the guest of CPIFA. Vice Premier Wang Qishan met with Mr. Blair and exchanged views with him on China-UK economic and trade cooperation, energy, resources and environmental protection. Mr. Jiang Jiemin, President of China National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Bai Zhongren, Vice President of China Railways Group Limited, Mr. Zhou Jichang, President of China Communications Construction Company, and Ambassador Cheng Tao, Vice President of CPIFA, met with Mr. Blair, who also attended the closing ceremony of Beijing Forum 2010 at which he made a keynote speech on Opportunities and Challenges in a Globalised World.

Vice Premier Wang Qishan met with Mr. Blair