1959年云南省即与贵国建立了友好往来与经贸合作关系，仅1996年至2001年，贸易额达2.33亿美元，贵国在云南投资项目19个，投资总额9590万美元。贵国女王伊丽莎白二世陛下于1986年访华期间，成功访问了云南省。贵国贸工部国务部长史蒂芬?拜尔斯阁下和驻华大使高德年爵士于1999年亲率代表团参加了“99昆明世博会”。
Yunnan established friendly and trading relationship with your country in as early as 1959. Between 1996 and 2001, bilateral trade amounted to 233 million US dollars. The UK has 19 investment projects in Yunnan with a total investment of 95.9 million US dollars. When Her Majesty the Queen Elisabeth the Second visited China in 1986, she successfully visited Yunnan. Your Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, His Excellency Stephen Byers, and your Ambassador to China, Sir Anthony Galsworthy led a delegation to the Kunming Expo in 1999.