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Minister defends Reeves’ China trip after warrants issued for UK-based activists
The UK ‘must sometimes be involved’ with countries whose values ‘may not completely align with ours’, Foreign Office minister Catherine West has said.
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The Chancellor is due to visit China this week for talks with vice premier He Lifeng
(Peter Byrne/PA)
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Claudia Savage, PA
January 07, 2025 at 3:51pm GMT
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