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Prime Minister: China

Asked by Bob BlackmanConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 20 January 2026UIN 104691

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether conditions haven been made as a prerequisite by his Chinese counterparts in advance of the Prime Minister’s trip to Beijing.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

The Prime Minister's travel will be confirmed in the usual way.

This Government is taking a consistent, long term and strategic approach to managing the UK's relations with China, rooted in UK and global interests. We will co-operate where we can and challenge where we must.

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