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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Matthew WALSH

China Says UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy To Visit This Week

China and Britain are seeking to reset ties frayed in recent years (Credit: AFP)

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy will visit China this week, Beijing said Thursday, marking the first by a senior UK official since the election of Prime Minister Keir Starmer in July.

China and Britain are seeking to reset ties frayed in recent years by Beijing's security crackdown in Hong Kong and human rights concerns in regions including its troubled Xinjiang region.

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