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The British Consulate-General in Wuhan represents the UK government in Hubei and Henan provinces.
Marriage registration offices in China now accept an Affidavit/Affirmation of Marital Status sworn at the British Embassy/consulate.
Ambassador James Kariuki gave a joint statement by the UK and 50 other countries at the United Nations Third Committee on human rights violations in Xinjiang.
G7 Leaders issued a statement following their virtual meeting on 6 December 2023.
The UK Minister for the Indo-Pacific Anne-Marie Trevelyan will visit Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tianjin to further and protect British interests.
Follow social media accounts of the British Embassy and Consulate-Generals in China.
List of English speaking lawyers and translators/interpreters in China.
Information on key security and political risks which UK businesses may face when operating in China.
Quarterly update produced by the British Embassy in Beijing on key commercial regulatory developments in China.
The number of visitor visa routes has been reduced and we have made the process easier to understand with less recommended documentation.
This is a guidance to help people understand how to protect intellectual property (IP) right in the UK.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has summoned China's Ambassador to explain his country’s actions against Taiwan.
The UK and G7 partners have issued a statement on preserving peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.
UK joins likeminded partners to confirm Chinese state-backed actors were responsible for gaining access to computer networks via Microsoft Exchange servers.
The new service will be available to customers from 11 August in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.
HMRC has published new simplified VAT guidance for overseas sellers sending goods to the UK.
The new Hong Kong BN(O) Visa will give British National (Overseas) citizens the ability to come to the UK to make a new life.
Liz Truss said that geopolitics is back, and argued for a reboot in the free world’s approach to tackling global aggressors in the wake of the Ukraine crisis.
Statement by United Kingdom, France and Germany on the situation in the South China Sea.
From 2016, new visitor visas for tourists from China will be valid in the UK for 2 years, bringing significant benefits to the UK economy.
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