More than 150,000 Hong Kongers have come to the UK since 2020 after China launched a crackdown under its national security law

Rachel Reeves is expected to raise support for Russia’s war in Ukraine and issues of human rights in Hong Kong during her trip to China.

MPs and peers pen letter to Rachel Reeves urging her to raise plight of detained political prisoners during China trip.

Rachel Reeves, the UK Chancellor, embarks on a significant trade mission to China, aiming to bolster economic ties and explore investment opportunities. Her visit comes at a time when the UK economy faces challenges,

Pressure is mounting on Rachel Reeves as the Chancellor arrived in China after a week when government borrowing hit an almost 30-year high. Bond market turmoil has seen the pound sink to a 14-month low against the dollar amid fears Reeves may have to rip up her own fiscal rules.

The Treasury said a stable relationship with China would support economic growth - but critics said the chancellor should have stayed at home to address the market turmoil.

Rachel Reeves has said that if the government is to succeed in its pursuit of economic growth, it must help British businesses export around the world. The chancellor insisted her visit to China last week delivered a “set of tangible benefits to ensure that British firms have greater access to the Chinese market,

Rachel Reeves has vowed to stand firmly behind her October Budget ... We must speak often and candidly with China where we disagree, including on democratic values and freedoms, Hong Kong, and support for Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine.”

RACHEL Reeves has vowed to “make the UK better off” on her visit to China amid fury over a major debt crisis and a plummeting economy at home. The under-siege Chancellor met Chinese

Reeves vows ‘action’ to meet fiscal rules amid rise in borrowing costs - Problems on the gilt markets have overshadowed the Chancellor’s trip to China.

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Rachel Reeves's trip to China – the first by a British chancellor since 2019 - was always going to be controversial. In recent years Conservative governments have been keeping Beijing at arm's length - amid concern about espionage, the situation in Hong Kong, and the treatment of the Uyghurs.