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Joint OpEd by the Ambassadors of the European Union Member States and the European Union Delegation to China.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
British Ambassador to China, Sebastian Wood, today welcomed the Chinese Government’s formal approval for the opening of a new British Consulate General in Wuhan.
Following stabbings at Kunming train station in China on 1 March, Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire has condemned those responsible.
Consul General Brian Davidson delivers speech on UK-China media exchange at Social Media and Data Journalism workshop at SISU.
The UK and China this week held in-depth talks in London on foreign policy and security issues in the formal UK-China Strategic Dialogue.
Foreign Secretary meets Chinese State Councillor for talks in London about pressing international issues such as Ukraine and Syria.
The Office of National Statistics have revealed a 39% rise in the number of visit visas issued to Chinese nationals in 2013.
The UK visa application centre in Shanghai will relocate to new premises from 3 March, 2014.
Visit to Food and Hotel China exhibition generates £1.4 million worth of estimated sales for UK companies with help from UKTI.
In a speech at the Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference the Foreign Secretary says it now ranks alongside drugs, arms and people trafficking.
In a speech at the London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade the Foreign Secretary called for action to save some of the world's most remarkable species.
The British Embassy in Beijing is pleased to announce a call for bids to the FCO’s Human Rights and Democracy Strategic Programme Fund.
This speech was made at a reception in Downing Street to celebrate Chinese New Year 2014.
Declaration by High Representative Catherine Ashton on behalf of the European Union regarding the treatment of human rights defenders and their relatives in China
The Foreign Secretary William Hague wishes happy New Year to Chinese communities around the globe.
The Prime Minister has sent his warmest wishes to everyone around the world celebrating Chinese New Year.
The British Embassy in Beijing and Consulate-Generals in Shanghai, Chongqing and Guangzhou will be closed on 30, 31 January and 3 February.
The Foreign Secretary William Hague statement to the Montreux Peace talks on Syria.
Kenneth Clarke led a trade delegation to east China to promote the UK’s world-beating healthcare sector companies to the Chinese market.
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