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The lifting of the restrictions, which included a ban on travel to China, was promised by the Chinese president in his talks with the Prime Minister.

The group of sanctioned MPs and peers said they should not be used as a bargaining chip to ease restrictions on Chinese officials.

PM met Chinese president on Thursday as he made case for ‘more sophisticated’ relationship between two nations

Downing Street said that the White House had been aware of Starmer's trip and its objectives in advance and pointed out that Trump himself is due to visit China in April.

The UK’s largest energy supplier announced the strategic partnership amid the Prime Minister’s visit to China.

Ming Yang last year announced plans to build a factory near Inverness.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has arrived in the Chinese financial center of Shanghai in his bid to boost business opportunities for U.K. firms in the world’s second-largest economy, just hours after President Donald Trump signaled a possible opposition to any deal between Beijing and London

The Prime Minister met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday as he made the case for a ‘more sophisticated’ relationship between the two countries.

Replying to questions about closer UK-China ties, Trump said: ‘Well, it’s very dangerous for them to do that’