On the afternoon of October 19, 2015, President Xi Jinping, at the invitation of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK), left Beijing by special plane for his state visit to the UK.

Mme. Peng Liyuan, wife of President Xi Jinping, Wang Huning, Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Director of the Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee, Li Zhanshu, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, Yang Jiechi, State Councilor, and others accompanied Xi Jinping for his visit.