The British finance minister’s plans to visit China next month may be the latest signal that the Labour Party wants to take a pragmatic approach that balances economic ties with concerns over security and human rights, analysts have said. One said it may also be a way of “testing the waters” about whether this approach…
By Catarina Demony and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -Britain has barred Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos and Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash and has frozen their UK assets, the government announced on Thursday, in what it said was part of a new crackdown on ‘dirty money’. The measures were the first step in tightening Britain’s anti-corruption…
A senior official from the United Kingdom is in Hong Kong to meet government officials and the British business community, in a sign the country’s new administration is moving to revitalise bilateral relations after a fraught few years. Minister for the Indo-Pacific Catherine West arrived the day before to “discuss areas of cooperation and challenge…
The Chinese foreign ministry’s arm in Hong Kong has slammed “hypocritical” British politicians, accusing them of interfering in the city’s affairs after the son of jailed former media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying met the UK foreign secretary to seek support for his father’s release. The Commissioner’s Office of China’s Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong issued…
The Prince of Wales is evolving into a “global statesman”, a palace spokesman has said, ahead of a meeting with the president of South Africa. Prince William will sit down with Cyril Ramaphosa alongside the foreign secretary, David Lammy, and his South African counterpart Ronald Lamola, in what has been billed the “highest level engagement”…
Meetings between Beijing’s top official in charge of Hong Kong affairs and two major British companies reflect the nation’s commitment to reinforcing the city’s status as an international finance centre and also serve as a warning to the US, business and political experts have said. They voiced their opinion on the significance of the meetings…
The News UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy is expected to visit China next week, signaling a shift toward less confrontational ties with the world’s second-largest economy. The diplomatic mission comes even as the European Union remains at an impasse with Beijing over electric vehicle tariffs. The UK’s new Labour government has described recalibrating relations with…