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Published on: 11/01/2025 | 04:38:53
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China and Britain restarted economic and financial talks after a six-year hiatus. Rachel Reeves met with Chinese leaders including Vice Premier He Lifeng and Vice President Han Zheng. The two sides revived the China-U.K. Economic and Financial Dialog. Sino-British ties have soured following spying allegations from both sides. China’s support for Russia in the Ukraine war and a crackdown on civil liberties in Hong Kong. British officials said Reeves will also urge Beijing to stop its material and economic support for the Russian war effort in Ukraine. “National security is the foundation of what any government acting in the national interest will prioritize,” Reeves says. “We need to make sure that we have pragmatic and good relations with countries around the world,” he adds.
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