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UK chancellor likely to visit China in January

2 December

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British Chancellor Rachel Reeves will probably travel to China in mid-January, Sky News reported on Monday. She and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng are set to revive the UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue, which has not taken place since 2019.

Sources familiar with the matter say talks are ongoing and that the summit is likely to be held in the week of January 13. However, they added the plans are not final. Both Chinese President Xi Jinping and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the two countries should strive to improve their relations after they met on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Brazil last month.

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