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On Thursday 13 February, Foreign Minister Wang Yi made his first official visit to Britain for the first time in a decade. The visit, which emphasised the need for stable communication and deeper cooperation, included meetings with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Foreign Secretary David Lammy, and National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell. During the visit, Wang and Lammy co-chaired the 10th China-UK Strategic Dialogue, where discussions covered economic cooperation, security, and …

The Labour Party won a landslide victory in early July’s general election, ending 14 years of Conservative rule and giving the UK a new Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer. Like many groups now looking to the future, China watchers will be wondering what the new government will bring to the field of UK-China relations. “While it is still early days, there is a sense we may be entering a new …