In Beijing and around the world we celebrated the King’s Birthday on 11 June. The UK-China story is filled with remarkable people, including 2026 World Snooker Champion Wu Yize, 4x Olympic gold medallist Deng Yaping and actor/director Huang Lei, special Ambassador for UK on Stage
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Thank you for coming to China @YvetteCooperMP.
Safe onward journey from Shenzhen
My deepest condolences to those who have lost loved ones in the gas explosion at the Liushenyu Coal Mine in Shanxi. All speed and strength to the rescuers, and swift recoveries to the injured
Congratulations to Wu Yize (吴宜泽 ), worthy winner of the 2026 World Snooker Championship
Yesterday would have been Queen Elizabeth II’s 100th birthday.
Her late Majesty was the first British monarch to visit mainland China, nearly 40 years ago in October 1986.
This picture of the late Queen meeting schoolchildren in Guangzhou hangs in my Residence in Beijing
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There are around 300,000 British nationals in the region being target by Iranian strikes. The UK is supporting our allies and partners, particularly in the Gulf, to defend themselves against unprovoked attacks on their territory
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British nationals can now visit China visa-free for up to 30 days. I hope lots of you will come and see this remarkable country for yourselves. Please read our travel advice before you plan your visit!
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Celebrating the latest Chevening graduates - Chinese alumni of UK universities now over a million
Have now formally presented credentials to President Xi, to become the 14th UK Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China
On the first working day of 2026 I went to the Sound Art Museum in Tongzhou, Beijing - the first and only of its kind in the world, and a creative result of co-operation between a Chinese and a British partner
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