Xi Jinping has laid out an explicit goal for China’s currency, urging that the renminbi evolve into a widely used international unit that can eventually be held as a reserve currency. In an essay published Saturday in Qiushi,

The first UK prime minister to visit in eight years, Starmer has sought business deals and a "strategic partnership" to reset ties strained by decades of tensions. View on euronews

Nations that avoided China in recent years are now sending their leaders to Beijing for meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Xi Jinping said China wants the yuan to become a global reserve currency used in trade, investment, and official reserves.

President Trump warned the U.K. it is “very dangerous” to deepen ties with China after PM Keir Starmer met Xi Jinping in Beijing, also cautioning that Canada faces even greater risk.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits Beijing for a four-day visit to China aimed at repairing ties and expanding opportunities for British businesses in the world’s second-largest economy

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp accuses the government of trading "national security for economic crumbs off the Chinese table".

According to the latest official data, China’s birth count registered a historic low last year, just 7.92 million births, a 17 per cent drop from 9.54 million the previous year and the lowest figure since 1949.

The Prime Minister’s team has taken burner phones, temporary SIM cards and throwaway laptops on his trip to China to limit the likelihood of being bugged by spies