BEIJING, Dec. 2 -- Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong met in Beijing on Monday afternoon with British Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt.

Liu spoke highly of the rich achievements made under the China-Britain mechanism for high-level cultural exchanges, which she and Hunt jointly launched in London in April, 2012.

She said that under the mechanism the two countries have conducted activities in the areas of education, science, technology, culture, sports and youth.

Liu expressed the wish that the two sides would continue to enhance the mechanism by expanding its scale and enriching the content of cultural exchanges.

Hunt is a member of the delegation accompanying British Prime Minister David Cameron during his visit to Beijing.