At the invitation of Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs(CPIFA), Duke of York Prince Andrew of the UK visited Beijing, Shenzhen and Fuzhou from 10 to 17 April 2019. 

During the stay in China, Mr. YANG Jiechi, Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, Mr. CAI Qi, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the CPC , Mr. WANG Zhigang, Minister of Science and Technology, Jiang Jianguo, Vice Minister of The Publicity Department of the CPC, Mr. YU Weiguo, Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the CPC , Mr. WANG Weizhong, Secretary of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the CPC, met with him respectively. Amb. Wu Hailong, President of CPIFA, accompanied him throughout the visit. The two sides exchanged in-depth views on Sino-UK relations and promoting cooperation on innovation, entrepreneurship and education between the two countries. 

The Duke of York, as the founder, also attended the final of Pitch@Palace China 3.0 in Shenzhen.