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UK’s Starmer to hold talks with China’s Xi

Prime minister intent on strengthening relations with Beijing despite tensions over security and human rights

World - Financial Times - 20 hours ago

Why Labour will struggle to reset the UK-China relationship

Decisions made in the Sunak and Johnson eras complicate the route forward

World - Financial Times - 9 hours ago

UK to increase military presence in Indo-Pacific to counter China

Keir Starmer to announce expansion in region that will also include business club to increase economic ties. The UK will increase its military and economic presence in the Indo-Pacific to support ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

UK holds talks with China’s Jingye to avert closure of British Steel plants

Support package drawn from £2.5bn war chest being prepared to try and keep Scunthorpe site open

Business - Financial Times - November 9

We want 'strong' UK-China relationship, says Starmer

The first in-person meeting since 2018 comes as the PM prioritises shoring up support for Ukraine.

Keir Starmer raises plight of Jimmy Lai and sanctions on UK MPs in meeting with Xi Jinping at G20 – UK politics live

Prime minister raises concerns about British citizen and Hong Kong democracy activist in meeting with Chinese president in Rio de Janeiro. Keir Starmer has held his bilateral with Xi Jinping in ...

World - The Guardian - 5 hours ago

China blocking UK plans in Beijing amid east London mega-embassy dispute

Exclusive: UK rebuild of Beijing embassy held up as Angela Rayner faces fraught decision on Royal Mint Court site. UK politics live – latest updates China is blocking requests to rebuild the ...

World - The Guardian - November 5

UK must offer Trump concessions on China to avoid tariffs says senior MP

Labour’s Liam Byrne argues government needs to address US concerns about economic security

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Mixed news on China’s stimulus

And regional banks as a Trump trade

World - Financial Times - November 11

To China, Trump is ‘poison’

To the dismay of Chinese leaders who already had to deal with Trump for four years, they have not gotten the preferred outcome and are not looking forward to another term.

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Solving the UK’s consumption conundrum

Real earnings are rising and consumer confidence has improved yet households still choose to save their disposable income rather than spend it

World - Financial Times - October 21

An urgent update on UK wine

Libation revelation

World - Financial Times - November 8

The UK in Trump’s world

Plus, Kemi Badenoch’s first steps as the new Tory leader

World - Financial Times - November 8

Is the UK spending enough on defence?

And what Trump 2.0 could mean for Ukraine.

UK wage growth steadies as hiring stalls

Data shows cooling jobs market as Bank of England weighs when to make next cut in interest rates

Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago

How vulnerable is the UK to Trumponomics?

US president-elect’s plans for tariffs, and the prospect of global trade tensions, risk leaving Britain exposed

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

China delimits contested South China Sea shoal in dispute with Philippines

China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that’s likely to increase tensions over overlapping territorial claims

World - ABC News - November 10

Is China cannibalising the EU car industry?

Troubles at VW point to growing doubts about future of Europe-wide sector as imports of cheap EVs rise. For decades Germany has enjoyed a reputation as Europe’s car capital, with slogans such as ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

China asks: what is an e-bike?

State bureaucracy makes the question more difficult than it may seem

World - Financial Times - October 22

Xi tightens stranglehold on China’s academia

Scholars fired or disappeared as Beijing clamps down on discussion of sensitive topics including economy

World - Financial Times - October 23

Why It’s Getting Harder to Fly to China

European carriers are enduring higher costs because they have to avoid Russian airspace, while a sluggish economy and geopolitical tensions are hurting business travel to China.

Business - The New York Times - October 25

UK borrowing costs hit highest level this year as gilt sell-off intensifies

Bond markets unnerved by scale of extra borrowing in chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget

Business - Financial Times - October 31

Western consumer groups unconvinced by China’s economic stimulus efforts

Falling sales for luxury, beauty and beer companies fuel doubts about Beijing’s attempts to boost confidence

Business - Financial Times - October 31

China fright ups the stakes for AstraZeneca

Pharma group needs some good news to ease investors’ nerves

World - Financial Times - November 7

The ideology behind Xi Jinping’s China

How Marxist-Leninist theory still shapes policy in Beijing

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

China braces for second Trump term

While on the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump vowed to put large tariffs on Chinese goods to protect American manufacturing, which might threaten the Asian nation's already-slowing ...

UK borrowing rises ahead of Budget

Official data shows borrowing - the difference between spending and tax take - reached £16.6bn last month.

UK banks deserve a place in the sun

Third-quarter results underscore their low sensitivity to interest rates

World - Financial Times - October 29

Business and wealthy bear brunt of £40bn tax increases in UK Budget

Markets unsettled by extent of government borrowing as Rachel Reeves boosts spending

Business - Financial Times - October 30

UK Budget spooks bond markets

UK borrowing costs hit the highest level this year after Budget announcements sink in

World - Financial Times - November 1

How quickly are prices rising in the UK?

The rate at which prices are rising has dropped below the Bank of England's target of 2%.

The race to shape UK industrial strategy

Business leaders and regional mayors try to influence government’s flagship economic growth policy

World - Financial Times - 5 days ago

UK economy stalls in third quarter

GDP shrinks in September, highlighting challenges for Labour’s growth promises

Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Disruptive snow to hit UK as weather warnings issued

Snow and ice warnings have been issued and disruption is possible as the weather turns colder across the UK.

India and China agree to de-escalate border tensions

The two countries have reached a patrolling agreement after several clashes between their troops since 2020.

U.S.-China relations expected to be strained no matter who wins the White House

As Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris face off in the presidential election, China’s President Xi Jinping has not expressed a preference for either.

China and the Vatican agree to extend an agreement on appointing bishops

The Chinese government says it has agreed with the Vatican to extend a provisional agreement on the appointment of Catholic bishops in China for four more years

World - ABC News - October 22

China's Xi lands in Kazan for the BRICS summit

World - Yahoo News - October 22

Vatican and China Extend Agreement on Catholic Bishops

Critics argue the pact legitimizes China’s control over church affairs, while defenders say it helps support Catholics faithful to the Vatican in the Communist country.

World - The New York Times - October 22

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