There’s a telling photograph of the chancellor which shows her sitting attentively, briefcase tucked on her chair, while the Chinese vice president holds forth in front of a classical landscape mural.

Rachel Reeves, the UK Chancellor, embarks on a significant trade mission to China, aiming to bolster economic ties and explore investment opportunities. Her visit comes at a time when the UK economy faces challenges,

Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony, but he is sending Vice President Han Zheng as his special representative.

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

Rachel Reeves's trip to China – the first by a British chancellor since 2019 - was always going to be controversial. In recent years Conservative governments have been keeping Beijing at arm's length - amid concern about espionage, the situation in Hong Kong, and the treatment of the Uyghurs.

LABOUR MPs are turning fire on Rachel Reeves for cosying up to China as their cheap cars flood the UK. Blair McDougall slammed the Government for failing to impose tariffs on Chinese electric

Rachel Reeves' visit to Beijing is "perverse, wrong, misguided, and unhelpful" and shows the lengths to which this Government is willing to risk national security to bail out its flagging economy, experts warn.

The Treasury said a stable relationship with China would support economic growth - but critics said the chancellor should have stayed at home to address the market turmoil.

Chancellor defends decision to travel to Beijing where she is seeking to revive relations that have been frozen since 2019

British finance minister Rachel Reeves, facing criticism for travelling to China during financial market turmoil at home, said on Saturday she will act to ensure the government's fiscal rules are met.

Officials said Prime Minister Starmer wants a 'pragmatic' approach to working with Beijing on global stability, climate change and the transition to clean energy. #EuropeNews

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will become the most senior British official to visit Beijing in 7 years this weekend as she embarks on a mission to deepen economic ties with China against the backdrop of UK market turmoil that threatens to undermine her plans to spur growth domestically.