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UK, China move cautiously to improve ties as factors unfavourable to the Chinese remain
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Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy meeting his Chinese counterpart, Mr Wang Yi, in Beijing on Oct 18.
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LONDON – Britain’s new Labour government is acting to improve relations with China, with Foreign Secretary David Lammy’s just concluded trip to China dubbed a move to “restart dialogue”, and hopes have been revived for China to gain permission to build a new embassy in London.
Mr Lammy was only the second top British diplomat to visit China in six years, and the trip came just three months after the centre-left government assumed office.
