New Starting Point, Says China As British Foreign Secretary David Lammy Visits

China and Britain have taken steps towards further reconciliation, with Beijing heralding the new Labour government's plan to develop "pragmatic" bilateral ties as a "new starting point".

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy is only the second top U.K. diplomat to visit China in six years, and his trip sought to demonstrate that Britain is taking a strategic approach to building ties with Beijing, despite areas of sharp disagreement.

Britain has made major shifts in its approach towards China in the past decade, moving from saying it wanted to be China's greatest supporter in Europe to being one of its fiercest critics, and now again trying to improve relations under the new Labour government.

China is Britain's sixth-largest trading partner, accounting for 5% of total trade, British government figures show.

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