On February 6, 2022, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to Queen Elizabeth II of the UK on the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne.

Xi Jinping pointed out, Queen Elizabeth II has long been caring about and supporting China-UK friendship, and is a witness to and promoter of the development of bilateral ties. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level between China and the UK, and I hope that the two sides take this opportunity to deepen friendship and mutual trust, expand exchanges and cooperation, work together to promote international solidarity, create benefits for the two countries and two peoples, and make new contributions to the international community's joint efforts to tackle global challenges and promote world peace, stability, prosperity and development.