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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: China

Asked by Priti PatelConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 17 March 2025UIN 36629

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will list the (a) dates of and (b) names of those in attendance at meetings (i) he and (ii) his Ministers have had with representatives of the Chinese Government since July 2024.

Answered by Catherine West

Meetings between Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ministers and representatives of the Chinese government can be found through publicly accessible means either on GOV.UK or ministers' social media accounts. We cannot provide a full list of names in attendance for GDPR reasons.

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