China: Foreign Relations

(asked on 15th January 2024) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many ministerial there have been to the People’s Republic of China in the last twelve months.


Answered by
Anne-Marie Trevelyan Portrait
Anne-Marie Trevelyan
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 24th January 2024

The former Foreign Secretary James Cleverly visited Beijing in August 2023 and had bilateral meetings with Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Vice President Han Zheng. Lord Johnson, Minister for Investment, DBT, visited Beijing and Shanghai in September 2023. He attended China's International Fair for Investment and Trade where the UK was guest of honour. In her capacity as then-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Thérèse Coffey visited Beijing and Shanghai in November 2023. During her visit, Dr Coffey met Chinese counterparts to discuss UK agri-food exports and global biodiversity ahead of COP28.

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