Rachel Reeves is expected to raise Russia’s war in Ukraine and issues of human rights in Hong Kong during her trip to China. The Chancellor is visiting Beijing for the first UK-China economic and financial dialogue since 2019,

Treasury minister says city more likely to entice investors to set up family offices after Switzerland’s neutral image called into question.

More than 150,000 Hong Kongers have come to the UK since 2020 after China launched a crackdown under its national security law

Agreements reached with China on Saturday are worth £600 million to the UK over the next five years, Rachel Reeves has said. Speaking after a meeting with Chinese vice-premier He Lifeng in Beijing, the Chancellor said: “The outcomes we have agreed today represent pragmatic co-operation in action.

Increases in the Government’s borrowing costs have sparked concern that the Chancellor will be unable to meet her debt and spending targets, requiring either tax rises or deeper spending cuts when she delivers a fiscal statement at the end of March.

Ms Reeves hailed the trip as a ‘significant milestone’ in Labour’s re-engagement with China, saying she had agreed deals worth £600 million over the next five years

Treasury minister says city more likely to entice investors to set up family offices after Switzerland’s neutral image called into question.

China and Britain restarted economic and financial talks over the weekend after a six-year hiatus during a visit by Britain’s Treasury chief to Beijing, as the U.K.’s Labour government

Hong Kong is positioning itself as a leading global hub for family offices and high-net-worth investments, capitalizing on recent geopolitical shifts that have impacted Switzerland’s traditionally neutral image.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China and Britain restarted economic and financial talks on Saturday after a six-year hiatus during a visit by Britain’s Treasury chief to Beijing, as the U.K.’s Labour government seeks to reset strained ties with the world’s second-largest economy.

Other points of contention, she said, were "Russia's illegal war in Ukraine... and Hong Kong, where we have concerns on rights and freedoms, but where we also have shared interests". In response, He repeated China's long-standing position that it is ...

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