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British MPs to visit China for first time in seven years: Report
The five-day trip by 12 Labour and Conservative MPs follows recent high-level contacts and comes after China lifted sanctions on six serving lawmakers.
- A cross-party delegation of 12 Labour and Conservative MPs will visit China in mid-May for a five-day trip organized by the Great Britain-China Centre, marking the first such parliamentary delegation since 2019.
- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's January visit to China and subsequent lifting of sanctions on six serving lawmakers set the stage, with both sides hailing the trip as a "reset" in bilateral ties.
- Despite the diplomatic thaw, friction persists: China retained Xinjiang-related sanctions on two British academics and four organisations, while a London court this week convicted two men of spying for Hong Kong and China.
- The British MPs' visit follows a March trip by nine European lawmakers, the first in eight years after China lifted sanctions on certain MEPs, suggesting a tentative diplomatic reset between China and Western nations.
- Reuters reported that the full list of participants and itinerary remain unconfirmed, and the Great Britain-China Centre and Foreign Office did not respond to requests for comment on the upcoming trip.
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British MPs to visit China for first time in seven years, sources say
A cross-party delegation of British lawmakers will visit China this month for the first time since 2019, two sources familiar with the preparations said, in a sign of warming ties since a visit in January by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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British MPs to Visit China for First Time Since 2019 Amid Diplomatic Reset
A British parliamentary delegation is set to visit China for the first time in six years, highlighting a cautious diplomatic reset despite lingering disputes over espionage and human rights. The post British MPs to Visit China for First Time Since 2019 Amid Diplomatic Reset appeared first on StratNews Global.
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