LONDON Cheap Nike Air VaporMax 2.0 , Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Followig is the revised draw for the second round of the English FA Cup after Thursday's first round replay:
2nd rd
Bradford v Chesham
Barnet v Newport County?
Peterborough v Luton
Portsmouth v Accrington?
Stourbridge v Eastleigh?
Northampton Town v Northwich Victoria
Exeter v Port Vale
Cambridge v Doncaster
Grimsby v Shrewsbury
Yeovil v Stevenage?
Rochdale v Bury?
Welling v Carlisle?
Leyton Orient v Scunthorpe
Millwall v Wycombe?
Colchester v Altrincham?
Chesterfield v Walsall
Sheffield United v Oldham
Salford v Hartlepool
Dagenham and Redbridge v Whitehawk
Oxford v Forest Green Rovers?
Ties to take place on December 4, 5, 6
LONDON, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- If 2015 was the year Britain's first state-sponsored astronaut was rocketed into space, it was also the year Prime Minister David Cameron lit the touch paper to launch Britain into its most important era for a generation, and reset Britain's international strategy on the increasingly complicated world stage.
It saw the creation of a closer relationship between Britain and China Cheap Nike Air VaporMax Utility , spearheaded by October's state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
It was no ordinary state visit, as Britain pulled out all the stops with the magic of regal pageantry running alongside political diplomacy and engagement.
Few seasoned observers of British detente can ever remember a state visit where the stakes were so high, hence the full involvement of Queen Elizabeth and the Royal family, along with Prime Minister Cameron, his Chancellor George Osborne and Britain's top team of politicians.
It seemed incredible that less than six months before President Xi's visit, Cameron was leading the Conservative Party into a general election with virtually every seasoned pundit predicting another five years of a hung parliament at Westminster.
What happened when the voting closed at 10 p.m. on May 7 - Election Day - will go down in history as the Miracle of Downing Street.
Cameron won an unexpected outright majority Cheap Nike Air VaporMax Plus , bringing to an end five years of coalition government. The junior partners in that coalition, the Liberal Democrats, were defeated at the ballot box, prompting the resignation of leader Nick Clegg.
Ed Miliband, former leader of the main opposition Labour Party, also quit Cheap Nike Air Vapormax Moc , as the party faced being wiped out in Scotland by the Scottish Nationalist Party, made worse by not making any impact in toe English regions.
At 10 and 11 Downing Street next door neighbors, Cameron and Osborne were setting out their stall for five years of a Conservative majority government, released from the shackles of a shared coalition.
And Whitehall officials were already frantically putting the finishing touches to one of the most important ever state visits, a red carpet visit by President Xi.
Arranging for President Xi to be accommodated at Buckingham Palace as guests of the Queen and Prince Philip, was a massive signal that Britain saw the importance of developing a closer relationship with China. The state visit was given saturation national television coverage unheard of Cheap Nike Air Vapormax Off White , and as deals were announced and contracts signed, it was clear things could only get better.
As a curtain raiser to the state visit, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced on March 12 that Britain would join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). The Times of London reported that Britain's move was "in defiance of U.S. pressure".
Treasury officials in London had told their counterparts in Beijing of the intention to sign-up to the AIIB. But when word got out about Britain's intentions, London made its announcement earlier than planned, becoming the first major European country to announce its support for AIIB.
Joining AIIB was the last major decision by Cameron and Osborne in the closing weeks of the 2010-2015 Coalition government.
Academic and economist Dr. Wu Kegang describes 2015 as the momentous year ever in the relationship between Britain and China.
"Britain led western countries in supporting AIIB and by announcing the British government wants to be the 'best friend' of China in the west broke all the traditional diplomatic protocols," said Wu Cheap Nike Air Vapormax CS , who is the executive director of BCC Link to China.
"What the United Kingdom told the world, including the U.S., is that the economic partnership with China is essential in its global strategy and Britain will no longer allow this important relationship be constrained by the old geopolitical divides," said the expert.
"President Xi's visit has already broken a lot of ground in terms of the scale and the types of business deals worth more than 60 billion U.S. dollars signed during the visit," Wu noted.
"Some observers noted that out of China's many 'comprehensive strategic partnerships' with foreign countries, the partnership with the UK is the first and so far the only one with 'global' in its wording Cheap Nike Air Vapormax Laceless ," Wu added.
"The leaders of both China and the UK want the partnership to work not only bilaterally, but for the world. It could become the most pivotal moment at the start of what is being called a 'Golden Era' for an UK-China partnership. It could be historical," Wu said.
"To take full advantage of this new political goodwill, we await eagerly in 2016 to see how this strategy translates into action plans for numerous bilateral and global issues and projects, not just in the much talked about financial sector but in the wide range of service industry sectors that China is opening up to work with the world --- health service, professional service Cheap Nike Air Vapormax 97 , public procurement and outsourcing, social and elderly care, tourism, free trade zones, environmental services, cultural industries www.airvapormax97.com , overseas investment support," said Wu.