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UK's Reeves seeks 'pragmatic' relations with China to boost trade
By Laurie Chen and Andy Bruce BEIJING (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Saturday during a visit to Beijing that she intended to have "pragmatic" relations with Chinese leaders to boost exports to the world's second-largest economy.
Rachel Reeves wants ‘pragmatic’ China ties to boost economic growth
Chancellor defends decision to travel to Beijing where she is seeking to revive relations that have been frozen since 2019
Reeves Bids to Deepen China Ties After UK Market Turmoil
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will become the most senior British official to visit Beijing in 7 years this weekend as she embarks on a mission to deepen economic ties with China against the backdrop of UK market turmoil that threatens to undermine her plans to spur growth domestically.
Facing market pain, UK's Reeves says 'pragmatic' China ties will help growth
British finance minister Rachel Reeves, facing criticism for travelling to China during financial market turmoil at home, said on Saturday that "pragmatic and predictable" relations with Beijing would help boost economic growth and trade.
UK must ‘engage confidently with China’ on trade, says Reeves
She went on: “Choosing not to engage with China is therefore no choice at all. The UK must engage confidently with China in areas of trade that benefit the UK’s national interest and be equally confident in expressing our real economic and trade concerns to the Chinese, including market access and wider market-distorting practices.”
Reeves defiant over China trip in face of growing criticism and economic turmoil
A defiant Rachel Reeves has defended flying to China for a business trip in the face of fears that Britain is heading for an economic crisis. As the pound hit a new 14-month low and the cost of government borrowing rose again,

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The Treasury said a stable relationship with China would support economic growth - but critics said the chancellor should have stayed at home to address the market turmoil.
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