‘Absolutely bonkers’: Labour minister hits back at Trump’s criticism of China trade Politics A Labour minister has hit back at comments from President Donald Trump that trading with China was “very dangerous” for the UK. Sir Chris Bryant, who has served as trade minister since September 2025, said it would be “absolutely bonkers” for the UK not to do business with China. “You have to challenge China on [...]
Why are we even considering China’s ‘super-embassy’? Opinion One day the story of China’s “super-embassy”, whether it is built or not, will be the subject of book-length investigative reporting that wins prizes, writes Eliot Wilson.
Labour’s China ‘audit’ is pointless. We already know Starmer’s stance on Beijing Opinion Labour has clearly settled on its stance towards Beijing, let's give up the "audit" nonsense, writes Eliot Wilson.
China accuses Britain of causing ‘trouble’ over spy linked to Prince Andrew December 17, 2024 The Chinese embassy in the UK has launched an incendiary attack on the British government today, saying London should stop causing “trouble” after it banned from Britain an alleged spy with links to Prince Andrew. Beijing’s representative in Britain issued its statement amid a furore over an alleged Chinese spy with links to the Duke [...]