Beijing
Ministers await inflation data as Reeves defends response to market turbulence
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is dealing with a period of turbulence in the UK financial markets.
Reeves vows ‘action’ to meet fiscal rules amid rise in borrowing costs
Problems on the gilt markets have overshadowed the Chancellor’s trip to China.
UK should sign climate change co-operation agreement with China, says think tank
Chatham House said a formal deal would enable ‘bolder and more confident engagement’ by the UK in China ‘and vice versa’.
Minister: UK must balance national security concerns over China with trade aims
Catherine West made the remarks as she defended Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ trip to China.
Minister defends Reeves’ China trip after warrants issued for UK-based activists
The UK ‘must sometimes be involved’ with countries whose values ‘may not completely align with ours’, Foreign Office minister Catherine West has said.
Government faces pressure to designate China a security threat
Yang Tengbo, who denies wrongdoing, is the latest person to be named as an alleged Chinese agent.
Italian president and Chinese leader sign culture and trade deals
Sergio Mattarella met Chinese leader Xi Jinping on an official visit to China.
China and the Vatican agree to extend agreement on appointing bishops
Pope Francis has attempted to bridge long-standing differences over control of the church in China.
UK needs ‘more diplomacy’ with China but will always put security first – Lammy
David Lammy said it had been important to ‘restart dialogue’ with China, adding there had not been ‘sufficient contact’ under the last government.
Lammy raises human rights concerns in ‘constructive’ talks with China
Both sides stressed the need for ‘pragmatic’ engagement during the Foreign Secretary’s visit to Beijing.