Responding to the news that neither ministers nor officials have had any meetings with Trump’s team ahead of his return to the White House, shadow Business Secretary Andrew Griffith described it as “utterly negligent”.
The first step in revitalizing UK-China relations is to restore high-level dialogue mechanism, which is a key aspect of the Labour government's approach to engaging with China. Since taking office, Starmer has put into action the Labour Party's election manifesto commitment to a "cooperate-compete-challenge" policy toward China,
The details of Made in China 2025 are laid out in hundreds of official documents. A so-called “Green Book”, published by a committee of China’s top engineers, identified targets for government largesse.
China and Britain have restarted economic and financial talks after a six-year hiatus during a visit by Britain’s Treasury chief to Beijing
Top regional official says he hopes students from US and elsewhere will realise ‘slander’ about alleged forced labour is ‘completely a lie’.
Argentine President Javier Milei's attendance is historically significant. No serving foreign leader has ever attended a U.S. presidential inauguration.
British finance minister Rachel Reeves began a visit to China on Saturday, seeking to revive dialogue with the world's number two economy as UK borrowing costs soar. Reeves, whose formal title is Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Exclusive: Former cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith said that the chancellor’s trip to Beijing was a desperate move ‘because she has trashed the economy’
Hedge funds have positioned for Donald Trump's U.S. presidency with their highest levels of borrowing since 2010, while betting the dollar would continue to rise, according to bank research and industry data.
U.S. stock trading hedge funds kicked off the week with gross leverage levels in their highest range since 2010.
Lord Mandelson will be accepted as US ambassador, the Government has said, despite reports he could be rejected by Donald Trump...
Comment: The incoming Trump administration is likely to introduce new tariffs on China that will reverberate across the multilateral economic system. Such a policy would change the calculations of countries like New Zealand that rely on the global trading system in their relations with Asian superpower.