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Britain’s China policy tells a tale of confusion. Long gone are the chummy images of David Cameron and Xi Jinping sampling local ales in Buckinghamshire. Yet the Government does not seem quite as keen as the United States to turbocharge “decoupling” or “derisking” from Beijing. Instead, it is pursuing a…

James Cleverly said that the UK was ‘clear-eyed’ that China would not change ‘overnight’.

On trip to Beijing, James Cleverly says Britain is ‘clear-eyed’ about its disagreements with world’s second largest economy

Row erupts as foreign secretary meets his Chinese counterpart in Beijing

Foreign select committee report published as foreign secretary, James Cleverly, travels to Beijing

The Foreign Affairs Committee is calling for a more structured and comprehensive approach to dealing with China.

The last UK foreign secretary to visit China was Jeremy Hunt in 2018.

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly visits China on Wednesday hoping to tread a fine diplomatic line between calling out Beijing over human rights abuses and posturing over Taiwan and seeking greater cooperation on economic ties and climate change.

‘We formally request the British Museum to return all Chinese cultural relics acquired through improper channels to China free of charge’