China and Britain resumed economic and financial talks on Saturday after a six-year gap, during a visit by Britain’s Treasury head to Beijing, as the Labour administration strives to repair strained relations with the world’s second-largest economy.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves, along by a delegation of British business executives and finance experts, met with Chinese authorities such as Vice Premier He Lifeng and Vice President Han Zheng.
As she concluded talks in Beijing, Reeves highlighted the importance of a “stable, pragmatic” partnership between the United Kingdom and China.
She said “Our two countries can work together on areas of mutual interest in the interests of our citizens, whilst also being frank and open with each other when we disagree.”
The Sino-British ties have soured following a series of spying allegations from both sides, China’s support for Russia in the Ukraine war and a crackdown on civil liberties in Hong Kong, a former British colony.
