China, UK reach 69 agreements at economic and financial dialogue
China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue held over the weekend in Beijing, marking first time since 2019
By Saadet Gokce
ISTANBUL (AA) – China and the UK reached 69 mutually beneficial outcomes at the 11th China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue held over the weekend in Beijing.
The dialogue was co-chaired by Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves on Saturday.
The two agreed to “work together to keep the global industrial and supply chains safe and secure, stable and smooth and oppose decoupling and severing of supply chains,” China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told reporters Monday.
“They also agreed to remove obstacles to two-way investment and promote a non-discriminatory and open business environment,” said Guo, according to a transcript of his news conference.
According to a statement by the British side, the cooperation results in agreements worth £600 million ($731 million) to the UK economy over the next five years and sets course to deliver up to £1 billion.
“The agreements we’ve reached show that pragmatic cooperation between the world’s largest economies can help us boost economic growth for the benefit of working people,” Reeves said in the statement.
China also announced plans to issue its first overseas sovereign green bond, which will be aimed at financing environmentally sustainable projects.
The UK also raised concerns to China over Beijing’s support for Russia’s war against Ukraine and sanctions against British parliamentarians.
The last time China and the UK held such a meeting was in 2019.
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