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Trade agreements worth $4.3bn, including a $2.46bn deal to build a “clean coal” plant between British Seamwell International Limited and China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group, were signed in London on Monday as British Prime Minister David Cameron met Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. During a meeting at 10 Downing Street, the British prime minister’s official residence, the two leaders signed 12 contracts and restated their commitment to boost bilateral trade to $100bn by 2015.