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  • Foreign Secretary statement on reports of North Korean nuclear test

    Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says if a nuclear device has been detonated by North Korea, it is a grave breach of UN Security Council resolutions and a provocation which he condemns without reservation.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK-China joint statement on Syria

    The UK and China have issued a joint commitment to promote a political settlement in Syria, following high-level talks in Beijing today.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Foreign Secretary in China to develop foreign policy cooperation

    The Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond is in Beijing on the first stop of a Far East tour of China, the Philippines and Japan.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Magna Carta returns from global tour

    Over 25,000 people have seen Magna Carta on its global tour. The original 1217 copy has now travelled home to Hereford Cathedral in time for Christmas

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Shanghai GREAT Festival of Creativity wins Communications Award

    The British Consulate General Shanghai, No.10 and UKTI won a Public Service Communications Award in Coventry on Wednesday night.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK-China Joint Statement 2015

    UK-China Joint Statement on building a global comprehensive strategic partnership for the 21st Century

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • PM announces significant changes to visitor visas for Chinese tourists for the benefit of the British economy

    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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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK welcomes President Xi Jinping for China State visit

    From 20–23 October the UK welcomes President Xi Jinping to London for the first State Visit from China in 10 years

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Africa Security Speech

    Grant Shapps speech at the Royal United Services Institute on Africa and security

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Magna Carta comes to China

    An original version of Magna Carta has arrived in China for the first time as part of a ground-breaking World Tour

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK-China People to People talks set vision for State Visit

    Chinese Vice Premier, Liu Yandong, will visit London, Cardiff and Oxfordshire for the third People to People Dialogue.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • International Day of Democracy: New UK legal expertise fund and Magna Carta global tour

    UK announces a global tour of Magna Carta and new funding to share British legal expertise worldwide

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK-China Copyright Week: Copyright enforcement speech

    On August 31, Ros Lynch (Copyright and IP Enforcement Director, Intellectual Property Office) spoke on copyright enforcement in Beijing.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Foreign Secretary statement on Tianjin explosions and Shaanxi landslide

    The Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond expresses his condolences for the loss of lives in Tianjin and Shaanxi

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK-China: a Global Partnership for the 21st Century

    Speaking on 12 August 2015 at Peking University, Beijing, the Foreign Secretary said:

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Foreign Secretary in China to foster partnership on global challenges

    Philip Hammond has arrived in China for a two day official visit, his first to the country since becoming Foreign Secretary.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Foreign Secretary visits the Far East

    Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond is visiting Japan, Singapore, South Korea and China this week to boost the UK’s relationship with the region

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Joint Communique on Libya

    The Governments of China, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, the UK, the USA, and the European Union issued a Joint Communique on Libya.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • British Ambassador's speech at Alibaba Global Conference on Women and Entrepreneurship

    Barbara Woodward, British Ambassador to China, delivered a speech at Alibaba Global Conference on Women and Entrepreneurship on 20 May.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • UK humanitarian aid released for Nepal earthquake victims

    International Development Secretary Justine Greening announces £5 million package of support.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government