UK finance and business ministers to accompany PM Starmer on China visit
British finance minister Rachel Reeves will join Prime Minister Keir Starmer on a visit to China next week, marking the first trip by a British prime minister to China since 2018. The visit aims to strengthen economic ties with China amid strained relations with the U.S. Reeves and business secretary Peter Kyle will have separate itineraries, highlighting the importance of the trip. The UK seeks to enhance trade with China, which was its fourth-largest trading partner, totaling around 100 billion pounds annually.
