Reference News Network, September 9 report. According to the UK's Guardian website on September 7, the UK's new Business Secretary Peter Kyle will fly to Beijing this week, as part of the Starmer government's ongoing efforts to revitalize Sino-British trade relations.
The report said that Kyle is expected to first fly to Washington to prepare for Trump's upcoming visit to the UK, and then meet with Chinese business officials in Beijing and attend economic and trade meetings.
Since the Labour Party came to power, a series of senior British cabinet officials have visited China, including the Chancellor of the Exchequer Reeves, who will visit China in January 2025, and the current Deputy Prime Minister Lambo, who visited China as Foreign Secretary in October 2024. Kyle will be the latest among them. At the same time, about 200 representatives from British enterprises will participate in the China International Investment Fair.
A report released by the China-Britain Chamber of Commerce in May stated that high-level dialogue is a "pressing need" platform to promote bilateral trade and investment.
China is an important export market for the UK. A British insider said: "Without addressing the China issue, it is impossible to solve the problem of economic growth. This is the right thing the UK government is doing for the country's interests, creating jobs for the UK." (Translated by Xu Yanhong)
On September 8, UK Ambassador to China William Wee read a message of congratulations from UK Prime Minister Starmer at the opening ceremony of the 25th China International Investment Fair. The UK was the guest country at this year's investment fair. (Xinhua)
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